• Class Teacher Opening

    Due to our expanding provision, Calder Valley Steiner School are looking for a Class Teacher to join our team of committed staff from September 2013. This will be our second pioneering class, the first having been established in September 2011. The successful applicant will be responsible for a group of children who will form a

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  • Upcoming Open Days

    Prospective parents are invited to visit St John’s for an Open Day on March 12, from 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm to see the Kindergartens and School. Staff will be on hand to answer your questions about Steiner education and the school, and parents of current pupils will be there to meet and greet. Examples

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  • Why Gnomes?

    At Calder Valley Steiner School, gnomes and other invisible beings play a very visible part in the children’s education. In our Parent and Child classes for the under 3s, one of the perennial activities for both parents and children alike is the making of little felt gnomes, of different colours, with large fluffy heads and

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  • Class Teacher Opening

    Due to our expanding provision, Calder Valley Steiner School are looking for a Class Teacher to join our team of committed staff from September 2013. This will be our second pioneering class, the first having been established in September 2011. The successful applicant will be responsible for a group of children who will form a

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  • Why Gnomes?

    At Calder Valley Steiner School, gnomes and other invisible beings play a very visible part in the children’s education. In our Parent and Child classes for the under 3s, one of the perennial activities for both parents and children alike is the making of little felt gnomes, of different colours, with large fluffy heads and

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  • A tribute to Derek Edwards

    Many of you will already have heard about the death of our dear friend, Derek Edwards. Derek was Marilyn’s husband and until very recently was the person answering the school phone from their home at Wicken Hill where so much of the administration for our school has been based. Not only has Derek been a

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  • Advent Countdown

    Our school and community is preparing for Christmas and the Winter break, beginning with the Advent Spiral which took place at the end of November. This is a beautiful celebration in which the children walk a spiral laid out in greenery to light a candle at the centre. As they walk out again they place

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  • Open Day Next Tuesday

    Prospective parents are invited to visit St John’s to see the Kindergartens and School, talk to staff and other parents, and see examples of children’s work. Current parents of children in the kindergarten who would to know more about what happens in Class 1 and beyond are especially invited to come.  Ingrid will be available

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