A community of families gathered together 30 years ago and made the bold decision to form a Waldorf school on the Eastside. Year by year they established themselves and their initial planted seed formed a root system and began to grow and flourish. Three Cedars Waldorf was its result, and much like the students and families that were in its care, the school continued to grow and develop, nestled in their original location in Bellevue, Washington.

Many years later, Three Cedars Waldorf morphed into Eastside Community School and continued its history of transformation – guided by Rudolph Steiner’s principals and maintaining the commitment to a Waldorf-inspired Eastside education. True to its roots, ECS has continued to act with boldness and has addressed the changing environment with flexible and creative problem solving – mirroring what our students are being taught in the classroom.

In the summer of 2021 ECS took the opportunity to purchase its own property, in Issaquah Washington. Anchored in an ideal location that is a geographic epicenter of the extended Eastside communities, ECS is poised to renovate our space, renew our commitment to faculty compensation, refinance our mortgage and position ourselves firmly for the next 30 years forward.

Our Capital Campaign is admittedly bold, but it is crafted by the same impulse and energy that governs the work in our classrooms. We can do hard things.

Join us in helping the next generation to fulfill their highest potential by becoming a donor to the ECS 30 Years Forward Campaign.

30 YEARS FORWARD - IN A NUTSHELL

$2,500,000 – Teacher pay enhancements and establishing reserves

$2,500,000 – Current facility and grounds refurbishment

$2,500,000 – Facility expansion

$7,500,000 – Total Campaign (from 2025 – 2029)

ECS 30 Years Forward

By Eastside Community School

ECS 30 Years Forward

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