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Growing Together Volume 1 2026
Experiential Learning
Experiential Learning: Why Children Learn Best...
Education Designed for a Different Time — and One That Still Serves the Future
Education Designed for a Different Time — and...
When Education Listens to the Child
When Education Listens to the Child This poem by...
Growing Together – 2025 (Bumper Edition)
Our 2025 Growing Together newsletter reflects on...
What Should Children Study in the Age of AI
What Should Children Study in the Age of AI?...
Why Class Plays Matter in Waldorf Education
Why Class Plays Matter in Waldorf EducationMore...
Why Nature Belongs in the Classroom
Why Nature Belongs In The Classroom ...
The Sprig Volume 2, Issue 3 September 2025
Our September edition of The Sprig captures the...
Receive the Children in Reverence
“Receive the children in reverence; educate them...
Learn to Change the World – Part 2
Part 2 of “Learn to Change the World” – the...
Learn to Change the World – Part 1
Wondering what Waldorf education is really...
Choosing the Best School for Your Child: Looking Past Smoke and Mirrors
When parents set out to choose a school, they...
Soft Skills for a Hard Life
“Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming...
6 Waldorf-Inspired Principles Every Family Can Embrace
Parenting today can often feel like a race -...
Reconnecting Children with Nature: The Importance of Outdoor Learning
In today’s digital world, children are spending...
Maths with Meaning
Maths with Meaning: How Waldorf Education Builds...
Moral Imagination
What Are We Filling Our Children With? Exploring...
What is Form Drawing—and Why Do Waldorf Children Do It?
What is Form Drawing—and Why Do Waldorf Children...
The Sprig Volume 2, Issue 2 June 2025
Our June edition of The Sprig reflects on an...
What Is Integrated Learning—and Why Does It Matter for Every Child?
In an age of compartmentalised knowledge and...
Waldorf Education in Real Life: A Path of Head, Heart and Hands
Waldorf Education in Real Life: A Path of Head,...
A Day in the Life of a Waldorf Classroom: Where Learning Comes Alive
A Day in the Life of a Waldorf Classroom: Where...
Connected Letters, Connected Thinking: Why Waldorf Still Teaches Cursive Writing
Connected Letters, Connected Thinking: Why...
Why We Don’t Grade Children or Give Exams in Primary School
Why We Don’t Grade Children or Give Exams in...
The Hidden Magic of Boredom: Why Your Child Needs Time to Simply Be
The Hidden Magic of Boredom: Why Your Child...
Why Waldorf? A Parent’s Reflection & What Makes This Education Different
Why Waldorf? A Parent’s Reflection & What...
Introducing the Rosemary Hill Fire Festival
A Winter Festival Near Pretoria, Rooted...
Why Staying with the Same Teacher Matters
From Kindergarten to Primary School In Waldorf...
Growing Resilience: A Waldorf Education Perspective from Kindergarten through Primary School
In Waldorf education, we understand that...
Why the Arts and Whole-Body Learning Matter
More than 100 years ago, Austrian philosopher...
Finding Clarity
Doing the same thing over and over againand...
The Sprig Volume 2, Issue 1 March 2025
The first edition of The Sprig for 2025...
Nurturing Emotional Intelligence in Children: The Waldorf Way
Ever met a kid who’s wise beyond their years?You...
The Sprig Volume 1 Issue 4 December 2024
Our final edition of The Sprig for 2024...
The Sprig Volume 1 Issue 3 September 2024
This edition of The Sprig reflects on a lively...
The Sprig Volume 1 Issue 2 June 2024
Our June edition of The Sprig reflects on a...
The Sprig Volume 1 Issue 1 March 2024
The first edition of The Sprig introduces the...
Choosing the Best Private School
Unlock Your Child’s Potential: Key Criteria for...
Develop your child’s rhythm – and why it’s important
We encounter rhythm on a daily, almost momentary...
Summer Camp ’22
The Waldorf School, in conjunction with Rosemary...
About St John’s
What is St John’s? Waldorf schools around the...
Parenting hack: 5 compelling reasons to consider boarding school
Many of my helicopter-parenting peers (Gen X and...