As a Waldorf school, the curriculum is based on the educational philosophy of Rudolf Steiner.

The school has one of the few outdoor kindergarten programs in the Washington, D.C., area.

[2] The Washington Waldorf School was founded initially as a grade school in 1969 in Washington, D.C., and in 1982 moved to its current six-acre campus in Bethesda, Maryland.

The high school was added in 1984 and graduated its first 12th grade in 1988.

[5] The school's sports teams (baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, and softball) compete in the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference.