June 27, 2026
Why do some families look beyond mainstream schooling? In a recent feature for IMAGE Magazine, writer Nathalie Marquez Courtney shares her family's decision to choose a Waldorf Steiner school — and the research and lived experience behind it.
The approach she describes will feel familiar to OWS families: an unhurried early childhood, plenty of time outdoors, learning through movement and the arts, and a focus on the whole child rather than a rush toward early academics.
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“Alternative Education: Choosing a School Outside of the Mainstream” by Nathalie Marquez Courtney, IMAGE Magazine, 2026.