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 Founded in 1960 by a group of progressive parents, Michael Mount Waldorf School is a mainstream school that focuses on educating the whole child using the educational principles laid down by Dr Rudolf Steiner. We provide an age-appropriate,
child-centred curriculum ensuring that our children experience wide-ranging subject matter that gives them a real sense of the world in which they live.
The Waldorf curriculum is an integrated Primary and High School system with the developmental stages of the child being the basis upon which subjects are introduced. The ‘Main Lesson’, which takes place in the first two hours of the school day when the children are at their most attentive, provides an in-depth exploration of any given subject. Each main lesson block lasts approximately four weeks, during which time children learn to approach the topic using all of their senses, to feel, think and experience the subject, making it their own. Their enthusiasm for learning can be seen in the quality of the self-made books that each student creates for the main lessons.
Dr Rudolf Steiner founded the first Waldorf School in Stuttgart, Germany in 1919. His intention was to create an education system that provided more than rote learning, one that spoke to all aspects of the child. Considered revolutionary at the time, Waldorf Education is even more relevant as we enter the 21st century.
Number of Staff: 59 teachers
Number of pupils:
626; 327 boys; 299 girls
Pupils per class: (average) 26
To get a "snapshot" of
our school, visit the
Newsletter archive - our Newsletters give great
insight into all the exciting happenings and events in
and around our school.
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2012 |
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CLASS |
FEES PER ANNUM |
FEES PER TERM
4 terms per year |
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PLAY GROUP |
32052 |
8013 |
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NURSERY SCHOOL |
33708 |
8427 |
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CLASS 1 |
35540 |
8885 |
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CLASS 2 |
38460 |
9615 |
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CLASS 3 |
43276 |
10819 |
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CLASS 4 |
43276 |
10819 |
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CLASS 5 |
48704 |
12176 |
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CLASS 6 |
48704 |
12176 |
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CLASS 7 |
52852 |
13213 |
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CLASS 8 |
52852 |
13213 |
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CLASSES 9 - 12 |
62668 |
15667 |
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AFTERCARE
Half day:
12h20 – 15h00 or 14h10 – 17h30
Full day: 12h20 – 17h30 |
3477
4851 |
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Aftercare is available on a casual basis: R117
per day including lunch.
Aftercare remains open during school holidays
except for 3 weeks in December and January. |
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committed Waldorf educators in South Africa, we
provide all students with a learning experience that
integrates the important developmental stages of Body,
Soul and Spirit through Thought, Feeling and Will
Our
success is founded on the effectiveness of our Staff,
therefore we advocate and jointly support
their continued development whilst promoting
initiative, originality and excellence.
Since
parental involvement is essential in each student's
development, we foster their ongoing participation in
our active school community.
Together, we prepare young men and women for
life by building self-discipline and confidence,
encouraging initiative and allowing inner freedom to
chart the course of their own destinies.
This is accomplished through the provision of a
well-structured academic, artistic and practical
curriculum. We
also emphasise the importance of balance, while
exposing students to a variety of experiences geared
towards self-discovery.
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- To work out of Anthroposophy and Rudolf Steiner's Image of Man;
- To enable learners to develop their full potential and meet
their destiny as free and responsible individuals.
- To foster reverence, respect and responsibility for the Community
and Nature.
- To establish a strong self-sustaining School.
- To educate and prepare Students, Teachers and Parents to meet
the needs and challenges of the 21st Century.
- To deepen our understanding of the Waldorf Curriculum.
- To play an active role in the ongoing development of education
in our Country
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Toddler Group and Nursery School Teachers 2011
Primary School Teachers 2011
High School Teachers 2011
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We are a proud
member of
The
Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa (ISASA)
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