Any Steiner parents on BB?

[Santosha]

Hey all. I'm looking to chat to other parents who have (or plan to have) their kids in Steiner schools / kinder... or people who have worked in these schools. I'm particularly interested in what you do with your child in the early years to encourage / support their development that fits with Steiner philosophy.

Anyone?!

[tiggerandpooh]

the best thing I can suggest is check out the Anthroposophy web sites in australia. The philosophoy of anthroposophy is beautiful - but sometimes isn't always adhered to. which i guess comes because of the dynamics of different individuals and personalities. Good luck.

[Peach*]

Hi Santosha,
I would like to send DD to Steiner school(yes Im planning early lol) but DP dosnt want to as he thinks she will turn into a hippie or whatever
I like the idea of focusing on different aspects of each childs potential talent ie not just maths and english. As for DDs develompent, we dont have the tv on during the day, we have mots of musical toys for her and I read to her at least 3 times a day.
Will be interested to hear other peoples experiences.

[Lulu]

Peach - enrol her now. I couldn't get DS into Steiner and was told it would have been a good idea to enrol 15 mins after conception

[tattoo_mama]

i would like to send DD to waldorf school but doubt it as i could never afford it.
main reason is cause id like her to go to a private school but seems to be the only non religious one in perth.

[Lulu]

check it out - might not be as exxy as you think

[tattoo_mama]

lul- will wait til the next open day. its near her dads house which could be handy.
but already stuffed up on the no tv thing!!!

[Sammiejane]

we are looking into this option as well.
there is a state primary school that is offering duel education - 2 streams, tradition and steiner... you can elect which your child attends, however if the teaching staff think that they would be better suited to tradition they are switched over. Dont know if it would work, but it is local, so i am looking into it more.

A friend had her daughter in steiner kindy, then they spent a year OS where she went to traditional shool as it was not an option where they went, she had a place for prep/grade 1 in the steiner school, but her daughter prefered the traditional school system. So i guess the childs learning needs to be considered too.

We do similar things to Peach, but also go walking and talk about the environment and surrounds, garden and shop together and turn all these into a learning activity.
We also sing songs EVERY day - she has a book and she chooses her favourites and is now begining to join in.
In the bath we have letters and we choose the letter and give it a name (D for Daddy, M or Mumma etc) she is learning in such a fun enviroment, thats she doesnt know that she is learning... i dont think that she actually understands about the letters yet but can recognise A (Alex) B (balloon) D (daddy) E (elmo) F (fish) H (house) M (Mumma, Molly or Max) N (nina or Nanna) T (tea or tic toc - her name for my dad).
and basically we keep a running commentary on all that goes on in the day. she helps cook - tears lettuce or mixes things or pretend she is cooking.
there is learning with pretty much everything that we do...