Haleakalā Waldorf School

Community Campaign to Relocate our High School and Expand our Campus

our vision

To create a campus that supports the ​well-being of our students and ​teachers, offers resources to the ​surrounding community, and reflects ​the values of aloha ‘āina. Our vision ​incorporates these commitments ​with spaces dedicated to the arts, ​vocational training, and athletics, a ​robust agricultural and native ​ecosystem restoration program, ​teacher housing, and ample green ​space to preserve the rural character ​of Kula.

This campus will house our high ​school and middle school programs ​(175 students) and provide learning ​resources for our early childhood ​through grade five programs across ​the street. Its proximity to our lower ​school provides an unmatched ​opportunity for shared resources, a ​centralized location for families, and a ​sense of unity between our lower and ​high school programs.

Who we are

For over fifty years, Haleakalā Waldorf ​School has provided Maui families ​with a balanced educational program ​promoting academic excellence ​through an arts-oriented, place-​based, experiential curriculum.

This approach fills a critical gap in ​educational options for students in ​the greater Maui community. We ​develop individuals who meet the ​challenges of today’s world, ​demonstrating self-direction, a ​lifelong love of learning, moral ​purpose, and the ability to think—​critically, creatively, independently, ​and collaboratively.

an Ideal Setting

Twenty years ago, our community envisioned a Waldorf ​high school on Maui. Ten years ago, we launched the ​program at a temporary site at the Hui No’eau Visual ​Arts Center in Makawao. Because this site is miles from ​our core Kula campus and opportunities to expand ​facilities are limited, we have long prioritized finding a ​permanent home for our high school.

Located across the street from our Kula campus, this ​property is large enough to include our middle school—​allowing space to expand programming and reduce ​traffic at the lower school. In addition, the site can ​accommodate our athletic and performance facility ​needs, an agricultural program, practical and fine arts ​studios, teacher housing, and an international student ​residence hall while preserving ample green space.

Finally, the site is gorgeous, with bi-coastal and ​mountain views—a truly exceptional setting for the ​educational objectives of Haleakalā Waldorf School.

a Community Campus

In keeping with our school's philosophy, we ​envision a campus that supports the well-being of ​our students and faculty, offers resources to the ​surrounding community, and reflects the values ​of aloha ‘āina. Our design incorporates these ​commitments with clean energy and green ​building materials, ample open space, watershed ​restoration, and a robust agricultural program. ​We aim to be a resource for the community by ​offering courses in vocational and practical arts, ​youth summer programs, teacher training, and ​gathering spaces for community groups and ​cultural programs.

By prioritizing a connection to the environment ​and community, the campus will foster a sense of​ ecological and social consciousness within our ​student body.

The campus will also serve the long-term ​financial viability of the school with affordable ​housing units for our dedicated faculty, a ​residence hall for international students, and ​summer programming for visitors and students in ​the wider Maui community. Rental income, ​international student tuition, and summer ​programs will be key sources for establishing and ​growing a school endowment.

phased growth

phase three

Start Goal 2030

Middle School ​Classrooms

Fine & Practical​ Arts Studios

Teacher Housing

Cafe Space

Intl Student ​Dorm

If you are considering a gift in securities, planned giving, a tribute gift, or a major donation, we invite you to contact Astrid Grupenhoff at astrid@waldorfmaui.org or call (808) 878-2511

Mahalo!