The Sun Mountain Community School (SMCS) is a community of families and educators dedicated to cultivating the intellectual, social, emotional, physical and consciousness capacities of the developing human being. Our mission is to educate the whole child, using an age-appropriate approach to content and skills based on principles of Waldorf Education and the work of Rudolf Steiner. Our students engage in rigorous academics, develop connections to the natural world and moral discernment, and achieve an appreciation of themselves and others.

The state of New Mexico approved us for a K-8th grade charter school. However, it will take time to develop that. Here is our long term schedule:

Now - August 2025 - Implementation Year

2025-2026 - Open K-4th + 6th grades.

2026-2027 - Expand to K-7th grade.

2027-2028 - Expand to K-8th grade.