To wrap new givenness Secretly within memory Is my further quest for meaning: It should inwardly awaken Strengthening forces of selfhood And evolve to give me of myself. Calendar of the Soul -Rudolf Steiner
- Issue 2• Week 4 • Term 1
- 25th February 2025
Upcoming Events Term 4
Monday 24th February
- Class 6 Acts of Service 9am
- Swimming Lessons C1-C6
Tuesday 25th February
- Swimming Lessons C1-C6
Wednesday 26th February
- Swimming Lessons C1-C6
- Ice Cream Day: Jodie C & Glenn B-F
- C3 Parent Meeting 3:30pm
Thursday 27th February
- Swimming Lessons C1-C6
Friday 28 February
- Swimming Lessons C1-C6
Monday 3rd March
- Public Holiday
Tuesday 4th March
Wednesday 5th March
- Ice Cream Day: Salinda and Kyle
Thursday 6th March
Friday 7th March
Monday 10th March
- Class 6 Acts of Service 9am
Tuesday 11th March
Wednesday 12th March
- Class 6 Sailing 9am – 2pm
- Ice Cream Day: Seb and Jen
Thursday 13th March
Friday 14th March
Monday 17thMarch
- Class 6 Acts of Service 9am
Tuesday 18th March
Wednesday 19th March
- C6 Sailing 9am-2pm
- Ice Cream Day: Sophie and Olivia
Thursday 20th March
Friday 21st March
- Equinox
Monday 24thMarch
- Class 6 Acts of Service 9am
Tuesday 25th March
- C6 Sailing 9am-2pm
Wednesday 26th March
- Ice Cream Day: Ales and Rachel
Thursday 27th March
Friday 28th March
Monday 31st March
Tuesday 1st April
Wednesday 2nd April
- Ice Cream Day: Kaylee and Juliette
Thursday 3rd April
Friday 4th April
Monday 7th April
- Class 6 Acts of Service 9am
Tuesday 8th April
Wednesday 9th April
- Ice Cream Day: Matt H and Kerstin
Thursday 10th April
Friday 11th April
- Last day of Term 1 (full day).
Week 4
Dear Families,
As we approach the long weekend, we thank you for your co-operation and support of students during the first few weeks of the new year. Adjusting to school routines after a long break can be tiring for some and enlivening for others.
However things are manifesting for you in your homes, I encourage you to communicate with your child’s teacher, understanding, support, advice and adjustments can always be discussed to support positive interactions and optimum learning conditions.
As we inch towards the equinox, equal day and night, little signs and changes are noted in the landscape, the white flowers of Bunuru, adolescent marsupials and birds…
Simply sitting, walking and playing with your children in nature can provide them with deep insights into the workings of the world at large.
Rudolf Steiner spoke at length about reciprocity in both human relationships and in one’s connection with the natural world. He identified immersion and true connection to nature to be a powerful motivation for self-responsibility.
Add to this, simple celebrations and shared food and you have a recipe for conscious and really enjoyable and meaningful parenting.
This week’s verse from Steiner’s calendar of the soul makes mention of the mysterious workings of memory as a force that surrounds newly received experience.
To wrap new givenness
Secretly within memory
Is my further quest for meaning:
It should inwardly awaken
Strengthening forces of selfhood
And evolve to give me of myself.
By working artistically with students, teachers utilise deep memory possibilities, anchored in positive emotional responses and connections, within their lessons.
Memorable experience, that is gained from multisensory immersion in activities, offers students the opportunity to find a sense of meaning and place in the world at every turn.
Teaching done well from this perspective is an aspiration for Waldorf teachers worldwide.
As I speak with our teachers about the learning plans for their classes, I can clearly see the wonderful opportunities being availed to your children each day.
Best Wishes,
Jacqui
Education Facilitator
Class 6 'Rome wasn't built in a day!'
Walking into the Class 6 room this year is a joy in every step. The children are well prepared, enthusiastic and ready to learn. We have begun our main lesson block on Rome, starting with a review of our prior learning in ‘Ancient Civilisations’.
The children began by making a physical timeline taking us back to 3700bc to the age of Mesopotamia and Persia. We then mapped the timeline every 400 years to bring us through Ancient India, to Egypt, to Greece and then to the roads that lead to Rome. Historically we stepped our way through the changing paths of divine thinking to more conceptual thought, bringing to light the children’s own pathway in development as we start to reach the 12 year.
Here, the rich teaching of history and the revolving stories of time can take their place in the moral feeling for our ancestors. Our discussions as a class can delve into our feelings for right and wrong and for social justice. Responding to the children’s enthusiasm we are now delving deeper into the role of ‘Alexander the Great’ which sees the class drafting and editing their own versions of his epic journey, his somewhat ‘self-righteous’ path, and his sudden fall from grace. What would he have done next we ‘wonder’?!
‘At all times and in all aspects, teaching history is never a matter of passing on information, of communicating knowledge just for the sake of knowledge. History is treated as a subject of immense moral and social importance, but also as a therapy, as a healing element for the tensions and problems at each step of the process of growing up’
Charles Kovacs ‘Ancient Rome’
With love and light, Sally and the Class 6 children
Ice Cream Day Roster
Community Notices
(Please note – the events and views in these Community Notices are not sponsored by YSS and do not necessarily reflect the views of the School.)
REST & RESTORE is back!
If you’re looking for a way to deeply relax and rejuvenate, this is the perfect opportunity.
The session combines gentle movement, restorative yoga, and yoga Nidra to create a truly blissful experience. Restorative yoga helps you slow down and reconnect with your body, while yoga Nidra allows you to tap into the power of deep rest for healing and inner peace.
Sessions are monthly on Sundays at the Naturaliste Community Centre in Dunsborough.
✨️ Remember: Your rest is your responsibility ✨️
Feel free to reach out for more info or visit www.u-yoga.com.au/u-rest
I hope to see you there!
Best,
Kerstin
Steiner Voices Podcast Series
Dear Families
Today the S.E.A (Steiner Education Australia) are delighted to launch Steiner Voices, a podcast series hosted by the S.E.A. Steiner Voices will be a forum for some of the varied voices of Steiner school communities and their people around the country, of teachers, parents and students.
The Steiner Voices podcast is available on spotify and apple podcast platforms, and can be accessed through the Steiner Education Australia website. New episodes will be released each fortnight, where you’ll meet some of the many people who make our Australian Steiner schools such vibrant learning communities.
Steiner X
…the voices of ex-Steiner students, telling their stories, their memories of school, their careers since school, and the impact their Steiner schooling had on them.
Steiner Y
…for parents in Steiner schools, answering the question Why Steiner? Here you will hear the voices of Steiner educators and parents telling their stories of what drew them to enrol their children in a Steiner school, plus some of their deeper understandings of the Steiner school journey and why it’s so important for our children.
Steiner Z
…for teachers, our Steiner Z series. Here you will meet Steiner teachers from around the country talking about what makes teaching in Steiner schools so satisfying both professionally and personally. And to Gen Z teachers, here’s a call out to give you an insight into what an inspiring vocation teaching in a Steiner school can be.
The first episode is now available.
How did a dentist help a parent choose a Steiner education?
In this episode of Steiner Y, you are going to meet parent Mary Heard and hear of her journey as a parent in Steiner schools, started by a comment from a dentist, a fascinating story of both education and self healing.
Mary not only found an education that nurtured her two children throughout their schooling, but she also found a community and an approach to life that nurtured her personally as well.
Access Steiner Voices XYZ here: https://steinereducation.edu.au/steiner-voices-xyz/ or through Spotify or Apple
