We follow Anthroposophical Philosophy to a degree and love the Waldorf/Steiner philosophy with regard to education. Its a great education system and very child centred but like many schools it does follow a philosophy and I urge anyone who considers Steiner education to look at the ideology behind it before placing their children.
We intend to homeschool with a Steiner/Unschooling slant but both our boys are still a little young yet.
Thanks for all of your replies, some great info and interesting experiences for sure!
I called the school yesterday and asked a few questions and it's just my luck that their childrens festival is on in May so we are going to go and check it out! So excited about it and so is dh. We are going to start DS in their play group when he is 2.5yrs and if all is well then book him in to go to school
I love Steiner. Unfortunately I think your local is also our nearest Steiner! Boooooo. I have been to a couple of open days, and I love what they do. A friend is a Steiner high school science teacher, and also teaches mainstream. Loves the challenge of doing both, and definitely feels that the learning is equivalent.
My brother went to two Steiner schools (Collingwood, and then Warranwood for VCE), and he loved it. He has aspergers, and his writing improved while he was there (he had shocking writing!). My brother, who I certainly wouldn't pick as an actor-type, was even in the school productions there! I would love to send my kids to a Steiner school, but there are none close by.
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