Origin and Foundation

Since the inception of the Waldorf School in Stuttgart in 1919, Steiner Schools have earned an enviable reputation throughout the world as successful educators of creative, socially aware and clear minded individuals keen to take their place in, and contribute to, their community. Consequently, the Steiner School movement has become the fastest growing independent school initiative in the world, with some 800 educational establishments found throughout Europe, North America, Asia and Australia.
Steiner inspired education is based on three perennially supportive principles:
This method removes the pressure for competitive testing, placing and rewards as motivation is encouraged to come from within. The perceived changes in the child’s development and the crucial changes in students/teacher relationships determine the lesson content and teaching process.
Steiner inspired education is based on three perennially supportive principles:
- veneration for the child’s past,
- protection for its present, and;
- optimism for its future
This method removes the pressure for competitive testing, placing and rewards as motivation is encouraged to come from within. The perceived changes in the child’s development and the crucial changes in students/teacher relationships determine the lesson content and teaching process.