Waldorf education has become one of the fastest growing independent school movements in the world. There are 18 Waldorf Schools in South Africa and over 1,100 Waldorf Schools in over 80 countries around the globe – and the movement is growing fast! The first Waldorf School was founded in Stuttgart in 1919 and next year […]
I am so privileged to be doing pre-school aftercare once again. It has been an exciting and magical experience since 2017 when I joined Imhoff Waldorf. Prior to this I was a Grade R teacher, as well as an aftercare teacher, for fourteen years at Fish Hoek Primary School. My commitment is to adapt my […]
How does Waldorf education regard “boy energy” in relation to the emphasis on crafts and fine motor skills, given that boys typically have less interest than girls in these? When the first Waldorf School opened in Germany in 1919, it was considered that boys and girls were to share classes as well as all aspects […]
Josephine’s Kindergarten class said goodbye to Robyn who has been assisting Josephine for a year. Robyn had the opportunity to take up further training at the Centre for Creative Education (CCE). We wish her all the best. She was a lovely colleague and we appreciate all she gave to the class in her time at […]
Imhoff Waldorf offers a wonderful Parent & Child Circle for parents, grandparents or caregivers. The class is a gentle introduction to Waldorf education, the classroom and getting to know the teacher. It is a wonderful place to meet lovely like-minded parents while your child plays in a beautiful natural environment. The class is best suited […]
ESTABLISHING THE FIRST WALDORF NURSERY SCHOOL IN SOUTH AFRICA Early in September of 1958, the decision was made to open a Waldorf school in Pinelands. Negotiations were held with Garden Cities of Pinelands with regard to the erection of a suitable building, however this proved too costly at such an early stage, and the decision […]
Toddler Group: Brennan Aron, Daisy Blade, Polly Dopke, Bayaan Reddy Oliver Howell, Kim Robins, Desmond Schallert, Ella Steyn Playgroup: Hayden Frith, Jetta Joffe, Lyra Robinson, Saba Roche, Drew Stephens, Khaya Malvicini Kindergarten: Adam Dehning, Joshua Heyne-Nicol, Dia Robinson, Vera Schallert, Mila Zeederberg, Tristan Denisson, Zea Solomons, Nicholas King, Tia Moran Class 1: Sasha Moran, Margot […]
The new Class 1’s were led to assembly by their teacher, Shelby and their Class 7 buddies. This was a special occasion for Class 1 as they stepped over the threshold into Primary School. They were warmly welcomed by the children who sang a song “Making New Friends and Keeping The Old” and their buddies […]
What a beautiful group of children we have received this year into our Playgroup. It is a joy to come to school each day and watch the children use the capacity of their will and initiative to work and play and create their own inner world and play it out before us. Rudolf Steiner says […]
With the water crisis in Cape Town deepening, Imhoff Waldorf School is obliged to take drastic measures to reduce our water consumption. We are working towards being totally independent of municipal water. We will continue to keep you updated weekly. We thank you for your support in being water wise and continued support of the […]
As we enter one of the warmest months of summer, we are reminded even more of the dire situation we are facing in Cape Town. The drought has become such a reality for each and every family in the Western Cape. And with day Zero looming, it is even more evident that our Eco-School is […]
During the annual Sharing Conference held from 16 to 18 January at Michael Oak Waldorf, Nomamela (our isiXhosa teacher) and I had a taste of working in a language we do not know very well. Not only did the isiXhosa and Afrikaans language teachers have to learn new vocabulary words and sentences in each others’ […]
Congratulations to our four former learners, Suzanne Thomson, Ruth Armstrong, Levi Harris and Troy Emmerson from Imhoff Waldorf High School who attended Michael Oak for their Matric year. They managed to achieve a 100% pass rate, with 95% Bachelor Passes. There was much celebration at the announcement of the results. A special mention of the top achievers, […]
This year our Work Party was focused on the recycling area, water sustainability and creating shady outside areas for the children. Not to mention gardening, general maintenance and cleaning up after the long school holidays. To all parents and children who came to rake and prune, saw and hammer, oil jungle gyms and dig and cement poles: A […]
About four and a half years ago Lulamile arrived at the office to present a curriculum vitae and made a strong impression. We were fortunate to hire him a few months later to work at our High School. At the start of this year, he joined the Primary school ground staff contingent. Lulamile combines his passion […]