Our vision is to offer holistic education that nourishes our tamariki, enriches our community and inspires innovative learning and creativity.
Watch our video to learn about some philosophies behind the Steiner structure, its teaching cycles and seasonal festivities.
We have 3 different offerings available for babies and mothers (from in the belly, to walking!). All of these take place at the Fossil Bay Yurt.
Our Early Childhood program supports young children and their families during the foundational years, a time when imagination and imitation are the paths for learning. Our purpose is to create and sustain a nurturing community of inspired children, teachers and parents.
Our purpose is to create and sustain a nurturing environment of inspired children, teachers and parents in order to provide a modern anthroposophical based education in a physical and emotional environment that facilitates the unfolding of each child's full potential. The community will be built on strong values, clear communication and respectful partnership.
Seasonal Festivals are part of the special nature of Steiner Education and is an integral part of the school curriculum. The school festivals include seasonal celebrations, traditional and Māori festivals, and other significant points of the year. This is done through drama presentations, concerts, shared meals and other community activities. Festivals in the year involving the parent community may include the Harvest Festival in term 1, the Lantern Festival and Matariki in term 2, Spring Festival in Term 3 and Advent and Christmas in Term 4.
We believe in order for a child to develop into a resilient and rounded individual all aspects of the child need to be developed in a gentle and non-competitive way.
We teach in small classes, ensuring the needs of each individual student can be met.
We believe children do best in the early years without digital technology and that children thrive when given lots of opportunities to experience movement, arts, creativity and the natural world around them.
The skills of creative thinking, collaboration and problem-solving are given more importance than memorising information.
We also believe that the future generations will look better after our planet if they spend a lot of time in nature. That is why our beautiful outdoors become our classroom for the day every Friday on top of daily outdoor activities.
