Which age group? We use average ages, and these may differ depending on the individual child. We try to consider each child’s specific personality and needs. Toddler group: 2- to 3-year-olds Playgroup: 3- to 4-year-olds Kindergarten: 5- and 6-year-olds, some turning 7 Kindergarten usually lasts two years. The younger […]

                  Wow! The Auction results were R101 000! Heartfelt appreciation and credit to our entire school community.

            This article is written from the many observations that I have made over the past thirty years during my work in early childhood. For twelve of those years I have had the privilege of working in mixed-age Kindergarten settings where some of the children are going through their ‘first […]

We wish Playgroup Teacher Theodora a well-deserved sabbatical.

23 April in 1919 – Birthday of the 1st Waldorf School, Stuttgart Germany. Emil Molt asked Rudolf Steiner for his help & guidance to start a school for his workers children. It was on April 23, 1919, after a lecture Steiner gave to the factory workers on the 3-fold social order that Molt asked Steiner […]

    Am I safe? Can I trust you? Will you be there for me when I need you? Do I feel connected? In a seemingly endless loop these questions are hardwired into our psyche as we go through our daily interactions, both as children and as parents. In adult life, perhaps, perseverance in mindfulness […]