I will add that Waldorf kindergarten is wonderful with all of its story-telling, art, cooking, outdoor play and crafts that teach hand-eye coordination. As long as you supplement where your child desires more learning. But my experience is that gifted kids will wilt on the vine from first grade on. Like the OP, we left a Waldorf-inspired charter school after two years of listening to the teacher say that she would challenge dd but absolutely never did anything.