Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School (HVWS) is an independent co-ed Waldorf day school set in the foothills of the Taconic Mountains in Ghent, Columbia County, New York. The school offers classes from prekindergarten through grade 12; it is accredited by the New York State Association of Independent Schools and by the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America.
Founded in 1973, the school is one of the oldest and largest of the approximately 170 independent Waldorf schools in North America The first high school class of HVWS graduated in 1983.
The high school has a boarding program for students from other schools. It currently enrolls students from Afghanistan, Canada, China, several European nations, and Mexico.
 
Events
The school's annual public events include the following:
The Fall Farm Festival (the second Sunday of October)
The Yuletide Fair (the first Saturday of December)
The Spring Fair and May Day Celebration (the first Saturday of May)
 
Athletics
HVWS competes with public and private schools in cross-country, volleyball, and basketball. It also fields club soccer teams for boys and girls.
In 2008, the HVWS varsity cross-country team won the New York State Class D cross-country championship.
In 2009, the HVWS varsity cross-country team finished third in the New York State Class D cross-country championship.