Making time for childhood
Our annual Advent Fayre will be held on Saturday December 5th at Hebden Bridge Methodist Church (opposite the Co-op), between 11 and 3pm. Lots of family fun including a veggie cafe selling meals and cakes, stalls, children’s crafts, puppet show and more. £1 entry, children go free.
Before the end of the summer term Class 4 & 5 spent time at Swan Bank farm, helping make repairs and build a shelter in the vegetable garden. Squeaker the Pig and her litter of piglets gave the children a great opportunity to study the piglets development every week. The also spent a day with
School Accommodation Open Meeting on Thursday 15th October at 7.30-9.00, at the Rudolf Steiner Centre, Machpelah, Hebden Bridge We will be holding an open meeting for all friends of the school to look at the future accommodation needs of the school. It will be an opportunity to share the real challenges, and look at practical
You can now download the latest prospectus from the Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship, the umbrella organisation for all Steiner schools in the United Kingdom. It contains an overview of Steiner education along with comments from pupils, parents and alumni. Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3
We were blessed with a beautiful day for our Michaelmas celebration yesterday. Each class had gathered baskets overflowing with offerings of fresh fruit and vegetables and store cupboard goods, which have been donated to the St Augustine’s Centre in Halifax. We then gathered together with parents and friends for the traditional dragon procession around the
Wishing a warm welcome to all children and families, both returning and newly joining the school. A warm welcome too, to our new Class 1 teacher Rachel, who has had a very successful first week with her class. The Class 1 children have been practising with lines and curves, essential work to prepare the way
Term has ended and the summer holidays have now begun. Our last day was marked by the annual leavers picnic up in the woods. It is a magical spot, this year made even more so with a bonfire on which we burnt a Viking ship made by Class 3 & 4. It carried our collective farewells to
Children from Calder Valley Steiner School and Cragg Vale J&I School have contributed drawings for a new Cragg Vale Heritage Walk. The six storyboards tell of the history, heritage, flora and fauna of Cragg Vale. The trail starts at Sykes Gate, with the first board by the footpath sign near Broad Fold Farm. A Trail
The renovation work at Macpelah is now complete. The room is a beautiful self contained space with its own private bathroom and kitchen. It is newly carpeted and very warm. The room is very private with both shutters and curtains. It is an ideal space for small groups or individual therapies. The room is normally offered for