Appalachian Academy of Therapeutic Arts
Elementary School
Why pick this one
Appalachian Academy of Therapeutic Arts previously combined Waldorf-based learning, nature immersion, equine education, and therapeutic arts near Asheville.
Best for
- Families seeking nature-based elementary education
- Children interested in equine education, animal care, gardening, and permaculture
- Families seeking a three-day school schedule with therapeutic arts and outdoor learning
Look elsewhere if
- Families seeking a currently operating elementary school
- Families requiring a conventional five-day school schedule
- Families seeking a school with a published service area or tuition information
Specialties
- Waldorf-based kindergarten with nature immersion
- Equine education
- Animal care and permaculture
- Therapeutic arts education
- Forest-based nature connection
What makes them different
- Curriculum drew from Rudolf Steiner, Sudbury Education, and the 8-Shields Model of Nature Connection
- Students participated in care of five horses, nine goats, eleven chickens, and Angora rabbits
- School operated on a three-day Tuesday-through-Thursday schedule
- Curriculum included mindfulness, meditation, somatic awareness, music, ancient languages, gardening, and animal care
- The school closed indefinitely after Hurricane Helene
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 470 Shope Creek Rd, Asheville, NC 28805-9724
- Phone
- +18285605171
- Website
- https://www.appalachian-academy.org/
Services
- Elementary education
- Nature immersion
- Music education
- Holistic health and wellness resources
- Family and community education