Steiner Waldorf schooling feels like a better way
Last week, our eldest daughter started at kindergarten at an independent Steiner Waldorf school. This is her first encounter with any kind of schooling and she’s enjoyed every minute of it so far.
We fully expect a bump or two soon, but we are confident that long term she will love it and it will be the best thing for her.
The whole educational philosophy (separate from the wider Steiner philosophy) makes complete sense to us – that the best way to learn is through play and nurturing a child’s natural creativity, confidence and desire to learn. It’s easy to see such “hippy” independent schools as extreme or antiquarian, but the truth seems that it is a far more gentle and positive environment than most schools out there.
It’s very exciting for all of us – it’s lovely to see such happy and “sparky” children together.
It will be interesting to see how the Steiner philosophy’s attitudes towards technology affect us in future. Being within the high technology sector, I have a love/hate relationship with it at times. I do feel that if technology is not allowing you to be creative or enhancing your life in a positive way, it’s not worth having.
That’s why I’m so glad I switched to Apple macs this year!
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