Located on an 11-acre campus in Northridge, Los Angeles, California, Highland Hall Waldorf School is an independent alternative school serving children from nursery through grade twelve with additional Parent and Child classes. Established in 1955, the school is the first Waldorf school in the western United States and is one of approximately 1000 Waldorf schools worldwide. The curriculum is based on the work of Rudolf Steiner.
Sports
Sports programs begin in middle school for grade 6 through 8. Girls' volleyball, girls' and boys' basketball and baseball are all offered at the middle school level. High school sports include women's and men's basketball, men's baseball, women's softball, women's volleyball, co-ed soccer, golf and archery.
Notable Alumni from Highland Hall
- John Howard- actor and Naval World War II hero taught English for many years and helped found the High School.
- Mackenzie Phillips, actress and singer best known for her role on One Day at a Time; daughter of John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas
- Tom Stone, photographer
- Wendy Melvoin & Lisa Coleman, song writers and musicians, formerly with Prince.
- Ever Carradine, Actress
- Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love
