Welcome to the 37th Annual Detroit Waldorf School Walk-a-Thon!

In 1966, Detroit Waldorf School opened at the height of Detroit’s Civil Rights tumult. Detroiters confronted deeply felt social, racial, and ethnic tensions. Our school’s founders, Amelia and Rudolf Wilhelm, were dedicated to cultural and ethnic diversity, and they took action and made the school one of the first integrated schools in Detroit.

Since then, DWS has remained a beacon of courage, goodwill, and action. In this unprecedented year, the Walk-a-Thon will draw on the school’s history and mission to incorporate a social and environmental justice theme. We will Walk the Walk and Talk the Talk. We will look closely at injustice around us and take action. We will walk to care for our bodies, our minds, our hearts, our community, and our earth.

For 36 years we have walked on Belle Isle surrounded by friends and family. This year, each class will engage in a good deed or a service project chosen by their teacher, and students will safely walk through the Indian Village neighborhood to carry out these projects. Our aim is to help DWS students understand that their actions--fueled by awareness and engagement--have a big impact on the world around them.

Every year students look forward to the ritual and rhythm of this annual fundraiser, which is our only student-powered event and our largest fundraiser. Support us as we Walk the Walk and Talk the Talk to make the world a better place.

Detroit Waldorf School 2020

Walk-A-Thon 2020

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