Steiner schools - your experiences/ thoughts?

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Bugger! Lost my post!!

Ok, I've just filled in enrollment forms for the Steiner school. Just hope housing works out for us now!

Religion: I was raised Catholic & feel ok with the kids learning about it, but they are in the public system. I don't mind the kids learning about different religions. Knowing about them & what they believe. I don't like them being taught to believe those religions.

High school: I was worried about that transition, but the principle said they haven't noticed any problems with it. The kids have been fine. There is one about an hour away that goes up to year 9 & that & another one might conform to make a highschool later on, but for now thats as far as they go.

Parents/kids: Here almost all the kids are a bit hippy. I wasn't sure how DD1 would go, coz they do dress differently, but hopefully she'll start to relax about what she wears! Both of them might stop stressing about what others think of them!

Our Steiner school was a parent run school until they almost closed down last year. Thats when it became Steiner. They had 27 enrolled when I first got in contact, in a bit over a week they've had 5 more enrollments!

I filled out the girls forms & one asked about immunisation, the other didn't. I let the principle know & told her they were both immunised & she shrugged her shoulders & told me that most of the kids were unimmunised anyway & that it was just a standardised form.

I like everything about it so far


Gigi - I totally get how you feel. But, FWIW, there are always people who won't judge you based on appearances. & there will always be others who are giving up to give their kids the best education they can. You won't be the only one in your position I know because I was in the same place when DD1 sttended a Catholic school for a while.
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