Making time for childhood
A vacancy has arisen for a Kindergarten Teacher to join our teacher Angie, and our team of committed Kindergarten staff at our long-established Steiner Education Centre in Cragg Vale. We are situated in a beautiful rural location close to the market town of Hebden Bridge. Full details of the job can be found here: https://caldersteiner.org.uk/vacancies/
It is with a heavy heart that we must share with you the sad news that the upper classe of Calder Valley Steiner School will be closing their doors after 10 years of providing education in the Calder Valley. On July 19th 2019 all of the School’s activities at Cragg Vale will cease, including the
Exciting news! The Kindergarten will now be opening for longer days, yippee! The changes are as follows: The Kindergarten day will consist of 2 sessions, 9am – 11.30am and 12.30-3pm. It will be possible to use NEF hours for these 2 sessions, totalling 5 hours per day. It will be possible for children to
Education should not be about learning the knowledge required to pass tests, it should be about preparing children for the journey of life…. Calder Valley Steiner Education (CVSE) will be undergoing a massive restructure in the following months. CVSE will be offering tutoring sessions to support home educated children. There will no longer be a
This short video from Edinburgh Steiner School shows how main lessons work within Waldorf Steiner education.
In celebration of the Waldorf 100 (1919-2019), we want to share two truly inspiring videos filmed at different Waldorf schools around the world. It is so wonderful to be part of such an amazing education reaching out to so many children.
Today is a very different day at the Steiner school. Instead of children we have a school full of book characters that are causing mayhem! A Victorian suffragette named Emmeline came to visit from the book A Suffragette, A Battle for Equality by David Roberts, and the Weasley twins from J K Rowling’s Harry Potter
The parent craft group are hosting a wool felting fundraising workshop led by a local artist at the Tibetan kitchen in Hebden bridge on the 26th March at 7pm. If you’d like to join the workshop please contact Lina on 07871550854 and its £10 per ticket.
Class 2/3/4/5 have been on a trip to a Hindu Temple in Bradford. The children found the temple to be a very beautiful and peaceful place. We particularly liked the deities and the space for worship. Our guide at the temple shared a religious prayer with us
Are you disillusioned with high school? Is your child struggling to learn in a busy school environment? There are other ways! Come and discover our Home School Hub, supporting home educated children! What does the Hub offer? Small groups Bespoke education, where the work is tailored to the child Skills for independent learning A supportive,