Today I have cooking and baking planned for my aftercare and I brought my pasta machine. The children arrive and their eyes and imagination are immediately captured by this silvery, sparkly, shiny object. And the questions begin: what is it? what is it for? how does it work? why is it here? So, after agreeing […]
In the pre-school, parents may encounter the concept of “dream consciousness” when talking to teachers. Many parents are uncertain as to what this might mean. Dream consciousness? This means that we encourage parents to respect their small children’s developmental phase. We prefer to let their imaginations flourish first so that they have a firm foundation for their […]
On the 9th of February Waldorf parents, old and new, gathered with the school body to welcome the new term and year. Reflection by Ester Ruttman “What a beautiful Orientation Day we had today, in true Imhoff style. We started the morning with stories from the past, followed by introductions to various groups and the […]
Dear Imhoff Family, This first Indaba newsletter is all about New Beginnings. What makes the Imhoff Waldorf School different? We offer holistic, creative education. It’s a unique rural experience not often found in present urban environments. And in the light of the current load-shedding, we are most grateful to be completely powered by solar and […]
Healthy Kids are Cool sponsored by Faithful to Nature and Flora Force organized a one-day workshop on Optimum Nutrition for Kids. My colleague Giselle and I jumped at the opportunity to attend this event and thoroughly enjoyed it! Dr Werner Kerschbaumer, a homeopath and co-founder of Flora Force shook many of the general beliefs regarding […]
As our Aftercare develops, I am very excited to propose a weekly programme for my Pre-school Aftercare for 2019. The activities suggested are not exhaustive but part of a wider range that I would like to develop as the Aftercare changes into a fun, creative space for the children. Here is an outline: Mondays Baking […]
Sylvia Bleki began in Playgroup eight years ago. She initially volunteered with my second class once a month whilse she was training at the Centre for Creative Education. Heidi and David Evans supported and encouraged her to do the training. In my first year I had a group of twelve children on my own and […]
On the 7th of November the Class 5s went on camp to Back 2 Basics. It is a lovely spot just past Elgin, filled with pine trees, a dam and adventure. We were met by our two robust facilitators, who showed us our tents and bunk beds. This is only camp I have been on […]
For anyone who has ever been a reader, there’s much to sympathize with in Maryanne Wolf’s Reader, Come Home. The UCLA neuroscientist, a great lover of literature, tries to read Hermann Hesse’s Glass Bead Game, an old favorite, only to realize that she finds him boring and too complex. She wonders why he ever won a Nobel. […]
I had the privilege of experiencing my first camp as a Waldorf teacher with my Class 6 children this term and what a blast it was! We gathered on a Sunday afternoon to board our bus, and after a small glitch with transport, we headed off to Bonamanzi – a family-owned adventure camp set on […]
We travelled around the world with Class 7’s final play “Magellan The Navigator” as they too prepare to set sail into high school and their futures. Magellan’s great dream to discover distant lands was fraught with challenges, difficult passage, unknown waters, internal fighting and challenges to his command, not to mention encounters with antagonistic island […]
Josephine Gopie When did you start at Imhoff? Around nine years ago I began helping for one week a month in Playgroup. A Norwegian family who had children at Imhoff introduced me to the school – Ann and Ketjel. Soon I was working two weeks and then the following year I assisted. After another year […]
Dear Imhoff Family “The original idea of any sacred festival is to make the human being look upward from his dependence on earthly things to those things that transcend the Earth.” – Rudolf Steiner We hope that this festive season sees all Imhoff families nourished and renewed. May life slow right down and let us […]