Newcastle Waldorf School
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Class Structure and Progression through the Years

 When a child is ready to move on from Kindergarten they begin their primary journey with their Class Teacher. This dedicated person guides them through their main lessons through the next 7 years of their education.  The Class Teacher takes two year groups together (Class 1 & 2 who are then Class 2 & 3 the following year, and so on) through until they reach high school.

As they approach high school the influences widen to include a little more time with other teachers in the subjects of Music, Art and Woodwork.  In high school itself they will have a broad range of specialist teachers while still being guided by their Class Guardian (often, but not always, the same person as their Class Teacher). This gradual widening of influences is, ideally, providing the child with a gentle awakening into adulthood and society.  

For Kindergarten 

Before the age of six or seven, education proceeds by example and imitation.  The kindergarten teacher acts and the children naturally and spontaneously imitate – all activities ideally derive from this source, which is the primal will and sympathy of the small child with the moral guidance of the teacher.  From the magic of nature’s household, the rhythm of the day, and the great cycles of the moon and sun, arise impressions which transmute into story, song, poetry, play-acting, creative movement, drawing, painting, craft and play.  Flowing into these impressions, merges the great stream of myth and fairy-tale, our original cultural heritage.  The child is encouraged to participate in the great world which is at once good, natural, cosmic and human.
Newcastle Waldorf School, 30 Reservoir Road, Glendale, NSW, 2285 Phone 0249544853, email, search, ©2018,©2019,©2020,©2021,©2022,©2023
We acknowledge the Awabakaleen and Awabakal People, the Traditional Custodians of the land and waters on which we live. We pay respect to the holders of knowledge and culture, and pay our respects to Elders past, present and future. 
  • OUR SCHOOL
    • An Introduction from the College of Teachers
    • Newcastle Waldorf School History
    • Governance
    • Calendar
    • Fees
    • Term Dates and Hours
    • School Buses and Safety
    • NWS Annual Reports
    • Association
    • Downloads >
      • School Downloads
      • Studies
      • Articles
      • Links
    • Positions
  • Learning Stages
    • Kindergarten
    • Primary
    • High School >
      • Math and Science >
        • 2018 Science events
      • Artworks >
        • Drawings
        • Paintings and Sketches
        • Yrs 9&10 Still Life Paintings
        • Years 9 & 10 Drawing Lessons
      • Technology 7&8 & Design & Make 9&10 >
        • Technology Mandatory Years 7 & 8
        • Design and Make Years 9 & 10
        • Extra Curricular Events >
          • 2018 Sydney Classic and Wooden Boat Building Workshop
      • Humanities
    • Years 11 & 12 >
      • Philosophy Books
      • Clothing Marketing
      • Year 11 English Books
      • HSC Artworks 2018
      • Portfolio and Presentation
    • Indigenous Culture
    • Naplan
    • Excursions >
      • Browns Falls Excursion - Watagons December 2017
      • 2017 December High School Camp Mt Seaview
  • Enrolments
  • News and Events
  • Community
    • Alumni
    • Scholarships
    • Sponsorship
    • Public Events >
      • Festivals
      • Advent - Puppets
      • Winter Festival 2017
      • Lantern Festival
    • Parent Initiatives
    • Affiliations >
      • OSHC Inspired EC
      • Indigenous - Millibah
      • Chess Tournaments
      • Humanising Education
      • IraLearn-India
      • Steiner Education Australia
      • waldorf100
      • Steiner Teachers Conference
      • Inter-School Sports Visits
      • Daniel Freeman
      • Dan Maslen
      • Human Physiology - Who Moves the Child on Earth >
        • Human Physiology Workshop The Story of Creation
        • Human Physiology Workshop - An Exploration of the Heart and Liver
        • Eurythmy Workshop - Kidneys, Light in our Thinking
        • Human Physiology - Who Moves the Child on Earth
      • Muses >
        • Sacred Art Of Geometry
        • Prospero Players
        • Arco Arte Italian Tour
        • Vanishing Shapes
        • Wayfarers Workshops
        • Tony Backhouse Workshops
        • John Billings Lyre Concerts
        • Saint Francis
        • Mark Jackson's Newcastle Ukestra
      • Plays and Backdrops
    • Lost Items
    • Buildings
    • Our Gallery >
      • Winter Term Gallery
      • Spring Term Gallery
      • HSC Buildings Construction >
        • Steel Columns
  • Search
    • Contact
  • Core Principles