We parents would like to honour Ester Ruttman for the amazing craft skills she has taught our children. Peter Nitze, Waldorf and Harvard graduate, and Director of an aerospace company, explained the importance of hands-on learning like this: “If you’ve had the experience of binding a book, knitting a sock, playing a recorder, then you […]

Class 5 went on an outing to Table Mountain on Friday 13 October and learnt that it is older than the Himalayas! Also, that the Khoisan named Table Mountain ‘Hoerikwaggo’ (Mountain of the sea) long ago. Very soon after our ride to the top with the cable car, three dassies and a Rock Agama came […]

This final term of the year – ever – started with an assembly of our sadly depleted school. We talked about the exciting things the students will be doing this term – including camps for each grade – always a highlight of the school year – and sports day which is coming up soon. We […]

“The children of class 3 finally performed their rendition of Joseph. The play has had a few hiccups on the way, with the first performance cancelled due to illness in the class, and the second due to the Ocean View protest, so it was with much anticipation that last Thursday’s performance was received. I am […]

The first Waldorf school was founded in Stuttgart in 1919. Today there are over 1,100 Waldorf schools and almost 2,000 Waldorf kindergartens in more than 70 countries around the globe. And more all the time. We are making our Centennial an occasion to further develop Waldorf education for contemporary times, and focus more consciously on […]

We encourage our parents to read widely on the topic of Waldorf education. Many interesting articles and research material are available online on various websites. One of the most comprehensive is The Research Institute for Waldorf Education. Their introduction follows: The Research Institute for Waldorf Education (RIWE), founded in 1996 in order to deepen and enhance […]

We are delighted to announce that Shelby Hadwen will be the Class 1 Teacher for 2018 at Imhoff Waldorf School. Shelby has been with our school for almost two years as the Primary School Assistant and Aftercare Teacher and has had the opportunity to work closely with our teachers and the Waldorf curriculum as it is experienced through all seven grades. We have had the […]

We began our three week journey by discussing the power and origin of sounds and words. We were fascinated to see the impact that sound has on the material world as witnessed by the use of Chladni Plates in science or the images recorded by Dr Emoto’s experiments on the molecular structure of water. We […]

15 September marks the second anniversary of the death of our beloved Amani. Amani, you are still so much in our thoughts and our hearts.  Your shining smile welcomes us as we walk into the high school and see your photo – so alive, so vibrant.  We will never let you die.  We miss you […]

Dear Imhoff Family Now 12 months are over and unfortunately I have to go back to Germany.  I still can’t believe that the time went so fast!  I can remember how excited I was a few days before my flight to Cape Town. I finished my matric in May/June and felt so happy to get […]

From the aftercare this term, we say a warm hello from the icy winter. Our regular rhythm continues. We begin by gathering together to enjoy a healthy, tasty, freshly prepared meal. Once our tummies are satisfied we rest and enjoy a story together, lying down on plush pillows, blankets and lighting a candle. After that […]