Lilac Children's Garden

Enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year is currently full. If you are interested in joining our waitlist, please contact us.

Lilac Children’s Garden offers weekly classes inspired by Waldorf education philosophy to homeschooled children ages 5-14.

We are an eclectic homeschooling community with a love of learning and an appreciation for the unique qualities of each member of our community. We welcome families of all faiths (and non-faith) and of all homeschooling styles. Our programs supplement our members’ homeschooling activities by engaging the whole child imaginatively through the arts, handwork, movement, and music while sharing a variety of stories and mythologies that help learning become practical and alive. At the end of the year, each class prepares and performs in a play. Throughout the year, we celebrate the seasons and events as a community.

A unique aspect of Lilac is that the children remain with the same peers as they move up through the “grades”, helping them create long-lasting friendships, and for families to connect with a supportive community of parents and children.

Although we are not a full parent-cooperative, we do rely on parents for their active involvement in our classrooms and community, as well as the organization of our seasonal activities.

We meet from 1-4 on Tuesday afternoons in Rochester, New York, from mid-September through the end of May.