The New Amsterdam School is a community founded on a reverence for both childhood and nature. The philosophy of the school is built on the study of human development and combines an engaging academic curriculum with deep social-emotional learning, outdoor education, and artistic skills in order to meet the whole child as they unfold. The community of parents, teachers, and alumni are diverse in thought, background, and experience. They form a warm, loving circle in which each child can safely and joyfully grow into their best self. At New Amsterdam, we seek to actively dismantle explicit and implicit racism and align ourselves with the evolving, modern Waldorf movement that embraces anti-bias and anti-racism. Our faculty and staff work with DEI educators and invest in professional training to ensure that we are constantly evolving, accountable, and building business practices that support anti-racism. Together, we are committed to opening and continuing dialogue, unlearning, re-learning, creating space, and taking action with our community to bring understanding, healing, and change.