KIM RICHARDSON, HEAD oF SCHOOL
The Waldorf School Of Baltimore
After more than two decades leading and teaching in Waldorf schools, Kim Richardson has joined the Waldorf School of Baltimore as its new Head of School. She previously served as Head of School at Linden Waldorf School and currently sits on the board of AWSNA, the national accrediting body for Waldorf education. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Memphis and an MBA from Trevecca Nazarene University, pairing a lifelong commitment to children with real organizational know-how.
What drew you to a career in education?
I’m the granddaughter of two teachers in Memphis, a kindergarten teacher and a PE teacher, so the importance of education was passed down to me before I ever had words for it. I was taught that education helps you understand the world around you, but also that it’s a pathway to liberation. Through education, I could free myself: develop my own values, work in a field that inspires me, follow what I’m actually passionate about. But I could also help liberate entire communities and generations.
That’s what still gets me excited: watching what becomes possible for children who learn to think, unlearn what doesn’t serve them, work together, and take real responsibility for reaching their potential.
What are the expectations of students in your school?
More than any list of skills, I expect our students to leave this campus as whole people, ones who understand how everything and everyone around them is connected. Of course, I expect them to be high-achieving and skilled across every subject we teach. It’s a given they’ll have real options and pathways in front of them. But that’s the floor, not the ceiling.
What I actually expect is that they go on to lead worthwhile lives where the well-being of the earth and of other people sits at the center. We mean it when we say Waldorf School of Baltimore is a social education: ethics in relationship with every living thing isn’t a unit we teach, it’s something we practice. That’s the seed we’re planting here, and I believe it’s what moves the collective forward. I expect our students to help lead that charge.
This article is part of our 2026-2027 Guide to Baltimore Independent School
