Prospective parents and local residents are invited to visit our lovingly restored home in the old Sunday school at St John’s in the Wilderness, Cragg Vale, on October 22nd from 2.30-4.30 pm. Staff and parents of current pupils will be on hand to show you around our two kindergartens and school, and answer your questions
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Michaelmas
On a lovely clear, crisp Autumn day our school, families and friends came together to celebrate Michaelmas. This is our harvest festival, a time to give thanks to the earth for her bounty and a chance to subdue our inner ‘dragons’ before Winter’s arrival. After a story about Archangel Michael and the dragon the children
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New Term, New Classrooms
The new term at school is well and truly under way and it has been wonderful to welcome a number of new children and their families to our growing community. We welcome Pippa Colebourne as the new Class 1 teacher, who is caring for a number of children in our lovely new space. The ground
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The Government should stop intervening in early education
This open letter to the government, signed by over 100 childhood and education professionals, urges the Government to stop intervening in early years education and let children develop in a natural and healthy way. It corresponds with much of the Steiner Waldorf philosophy that children learn best through play, with plenty of creative and outdoor
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Summertime is Here
The summer term has now ended and the children are enjoying the start of their summer break, but at the school a new chapter is just beginning. Over the holidays work is being undertaken to create two new classrooms for our growing school. When the children return in September Willow kindergarten will have moved upstairs,
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Summer Fayre This Weekend!
Don’t forget our Summer Fayre is this Saturday June 29th at Hebden Methodist Church. It is a really lovely day out for all the family and has many delights to entertain and enlighten you. The fairy grotto is looking particularly splendid! Shown here is a little peek from the Advent grotto a couple of years
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Summer Fayre
Join us for our wonderful annual Summer Fayre in Hebden Bridge on Saturday 29th June at Hebden Methodist Church (opposite the Co-Op). All are welcome, and highlights include a vegetarian café; children’s activities; tombola; raffle; home produce, craft and second hand stalls.
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Fiesta Española
On Saturday 15th June we’ll be gathering at the school for an exciting Spanish fest. We’ll start at 2pm with a flamenco palmas workshop: an introduction to the intricate art of clapping to different flamenco rhythms. The workshop will be an hour long and there’s a suggested contribution of £4 per adult. Afterwards there’ll be
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Open Day June 11th
Prospective parents and local residents are invited to visit our lovingly restored home in the old Sunday school at St John’s in the Wilderness, Cragg Vale. Staff and parents of current pupils will be on hand to show you around our two kindergartens and school, and answer your questions about Steiner education. Examples of children’s