“Don’t cry because it’s over , smile because it happened” – Dr Seuss The strangest thing about looking back at an experience is the fact that you find yourself questioning whether or not you enjoyed it as much as you should have. You wonder if you could have said something differently to make more people […]

  Lisa I have been in this school for eleven years now. I started here when I was four and I’ve never been to any other school. I am so sad and heartbroken that the school is closing down, because I’ve met amazing and kind people here. I’ve had the best years of my life […]

”Ter nagedagtenis aan…” is how you start an obituary or a eulogy or a death notice in Afrikaans. This is my tribute to an amazing school, a school where I have seen and experienced more care, depth and compassion, than at any other workplace. A school where I had the absolute pleasure of working with […]

Imhoff has become a home for me in these past few months. I have learnt a lot from each and everyone in the school not just from the children I teach. I work on a very delicate subject and it requires one to tab into a special realm and space. I have had the pleasure […]

At the start of 2016, I launched excitedly into my first teaching job at a large government school in the southern suburbs. While the teaching aspect was (mostly) wonderful, and my learners were (mostly) lovely, I found that I simply did not fit into the punitive and hard environment that was being perpetuated within the […]

I joined this beautiful, homely school in 2013, after teaching for three years. When I was first lured in by Carol Berry, I was reluctant. My previous teaching experience had been a rollercoaster and I was left feeling burnt out and in need of a break. However, I gradually felt myself embraced by the school. […]

I had been out of teaching for a decade before I discovered Imhoff Waldorf. I was so happy to find a school where I could teach the way I believe teachers should teach – and children should be taught. I had planned to stay at Imhoff forever and be one of those embarrassing people who […]

I started at Imhoff Waldorf high school during 2010 – in the little goat shed – teaching isiXhosa to class 8. That was our feisty, argumentative, inspiring pioneering class who have since Matriculated, the only class to do so at Imhoff Waldorf high school. In those days it was just Carol, Alexandra, Claret and me. […]

When I started teaching at Imhoff Waldorf High School in 2013, it was in the third year of its existence and I was immediately impressed by the dedication of the visionary Carol Berry and my colleagues who I have come to know and love so well – Kath Kelly, Tracey Bester, Ulric Conradie and Janis […]

The College of Teachers would like to express our appreciation for and acknowledgement of each and every High School staff member, student and parent whose lives have been influenced by the extremely difficult decision taken to close our Imhoff Waldorf High School. We recognise and are immensely grateful for the manner in which our High […]

The closing of the high school this year was one of the saddest events in Imhoff Waldorf history. The strength and character that had been built by both the teachers and students had a flavor that was so special for our beautiful valley. The vibe on the campus had a sweet, relaxed teenage energy where […]