"May my soul bloom in love for all existence" (Rudolf Steiner)
Kia ora koutou,
The School is closed as of the end of Wednesday March 26th. The School holidays have been brought forward and will be from March 30th until April 14th. Term 2 begins with distance learning on 15th April and the lockdown is currently set to go on until 22nd April.
A huge thank-you from the Board of Trustees to Pene, Julie, and Clare for their fantastic work guiding the School and Kindergarten through the last few days, and shouldering the responsibility of closing. Thank-you to Trisha and Junko who came in to teach on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thank-you also to all the teaching staff, non-teaching staff and volunteers. The School is very fortunate to have such kind and dedicated people, working together to teach our tamariki (children), and complete the many other tasks required to have a safe, well run School, Kindergarten and Playgroup.
As the Board Chair I have appreciated the way everyone has managed the difficult situation and come up with creative solutions along the way. Pene and I will remain in contact throughout the holiday time and Danny Fridberg will be staying in contact with Staff.
Look after yourselves and practice asking others for their help. Asking someone for their help can distract them from their own worries and also gives them the opportunity to feel helpful.
Aroha mai, aroha atu (love towards us, love going out from us).
Noho ora mai (stay well).
Helen Thomlinson
Chair of the Board of Trustees.
The School is closed as of the end of Wednesday March 26th. The School holidays have been brought forward and will be from March 30th until April 14th. Term 2 begins with distance learning on 15th April and the lockdown is currently set to go on until 22nd April.
A huge thank-you from the Board of Trustees to Pene, Julie, and Clare for their fantastic work guiding the School and Kindergarten through the last few days, and shouldering the responsibility of closing. Thank-you to Trisha and Junko who came in to teach on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thank-you also to all the teaching staff, non-teaching staff and volunteers. The School is very fortunate to have such kind and dedicated people, working together to teach our tamariki (children), and complete the many other tasks required to have a safe, well run School, Kindergarten and Playgroup.
As the Board Chair I have appreciated the way everyone has managed the difficult situation and come up with creative solutions along the way. Pene and I will remain in contact throughout the holiday time and Danny Fridberg will be staying in contact with Staff.
Look after yourselves and practice asking others for their help. Asking someone for their help can distract them from their own worries and also gives them the opportunity to feel helpful.
Aroha mai, aroha atu (love towards us, love going out from us).
Noho ora mai (stay well).
Helen Thomlinson
Chair of the Board of Trustees.
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Situated on the West Harbour, on the edge of beautiful bush in the historical city of Dunedin, the Steiner School offers a unique education for children from birth to thirteen years old.
We offer a full Steiner/Waldorf curriculum from playgroup and kindergarten through to the end of intermediate school. The Steiner approach addresses the whole person intellectually, artistically, socially and morally so as to develop each student’s innate self-discipline and strength of body and will.
Our school is the southernmost Steiner school in the world. It is situated on several hectares of land in a semi rural location, overlooking Otago harbour, with views out to Taiaroa Head.
Situated on the West Harbour, on the edge of beautiful bush in the historical city of Dunedin, the Steiner School offers a unique education for children from birth to thirteen years old.
We offer a full Steiner/Waldorf curriculum from playgroup and kindergarten through to the end of intermediate school. The Steiner approach addresses the whole person intellectually, artistically, socially and morally so as to develop each student’s innate self-discipline and strength of body and will.
Our school is the southernmost Steiner school in the world. It is situated on several hectares of land in a semi rural location, overlooking Otago harbour, with views out to Taiaroa Head.
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Receive the child in reverence, Educate them with love, Let them go forth in freedom". Rudolf Steiner
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The Dunedin Rudolf Steiner School moved to its present site 10 years ago and is now at a stage when it needs additional permanent classroom spaces. This will be a significant development for the school, kindergarten, playgroups, and also for the wider community.
The school’s roll increased substantially since 2006. Currently, there are 60 school children, 50 kindergarten children, and many playgroup children as well as an active waitlist. Our next planned growth is to increase the Primary School to 85 students. Even without this future growth, the school’s current classroom space is insufficient. We’d like to thank everyone from the bottom of our heart for their support. We will build buildings that will last for decades to come and that reflect the environmental and educational values of this community. |
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We aim to provide space for our school to grow so we can continue to create a strong Steiner community here in Dunedin. We have now raised just under $360000 towards this goal! Help us, by donating now! You can use PayPal or pay directly to the Rudolf Steiner School Trust Otago, 03-1726-0004961-04. 
Download our fundraising brochure here!
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