In the fourth grade, that blanket of young childhood has been tossed aside, and the child feels very separate from any of the security and comforts that previously were supportive. This is a time to look around and see how one stands in relationship to that which is near, and to find security and […]
Fifth grade is referred to as the “golden year” because students at this age are enthusiastic about learning, eager for new challenges and capable of hard work and creativity. A sense of self-consciousness emerges, yet they remain confident and harmonious with their surroundings. They develop an ordered sense of space and time, and hold […]
The children are now busy leaving the golden years of childhood behind them. They are coming out of a period of balance, ‘The Heart of Childhood’, into a phase of change. There is often a sense of sadness as they look back to the years of innocence and play as well as a feeling […]
This is the final year of Primary School and the year in which the children turn 13. Now the children stand on the cusp of adolescence. It is a time of exploration, searching and discovery as they come into a new relationship with the world; a time of rapid growth and many changes as […]
Friday 26 July marked a sharing of tasks on our new land, to get it ready and prepared for our move in the near future. It was celebrated with a bring-and-share picnic lunch. We brought our trowels, axes, spades, gloves and loads of enthusiasm. “May there reign here spirit-strength in love; May there work here […]
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“The heart of the Waldorf method is that education is an art, it must speak to the child’s experience. To educate the whole child, his heart and his will must be reached, as well as the mind.” Rudolf Steiner
We had an exhilerating time celebrating the St John’s Festival. A perfect, windless night accentuated the silence of the children walking the spiral with their lanterns. The fire lit up the dark night sky as the children lit their torches – lighting their way.
The purpose of the festival is to create an experience where the children develop a sense of wonder for the light that shines within the darkness. “St. John, St. John, the messenger of light, who kindles the fire on a dark winters’ night, that love may come […]
The Pre-School child lives in a state of wonder and imitation and this is how they discover and experience their world each day. They rekindle our sense of wonder and connection as well. In a Waldorf Pre-School meaningful festivals form the core curriculum. Celebrating these festivals […]
The Primary school children gathered and sang under our big tree and then followed the lantern spiral parade to light the bonfire together. It is the role of the Class 7 children to use their flaming torches to light the bonfire. In preparation for the lighting of the […]
In the children’s classic, The Secret Garden, a little boy is described who may have been an anomaly in the early twentieth century, but is sadly reflective of various aspects of children in the kindergarten today. Colin Craven is a pale, peevish, demanding child whose restricted […]