West Coast Steiner School is committed to being a Child Safe Organisation, taking a preventative and participatory stance on child protection issues and promoting a child safe environment. West Coast Steiner School explicitly forbids the use of any form of child abuse, corporal punishment or other degrading punishment as defined in our Child Protection Policy.
Curriculum
Curriculum
The Difference Is More Than Just What Is Taught
Steiner education focuses not just on what is taught, but on how and when it is taught
Critical to the Steiner approach is an integrated, age-appropriate learning process that engages each child intellectually, physically and emotionally.
Our holistic curriculum intentionally unfolds to correspond with the developmental stages of childhood, both physical and emotional, and for this reason we weave storytelling, fine art, music and movement through every subject that is taught. We encourage our students to engage with and exercise their multiple intelligences in order to optimise their learning experiences and outcomes.
The Steiner curriculum
At West Coast Steiner School we follow the nationally accredited Australian Steiner Curriculum Framework, an alternative to the Australian National Curriculum, which has a focus on nurturing all aspects of a child in relation to his or her “head, heart and hands”. This holistic approach fosters a lifelong love of learning where children become “educated for life”. In an ever-demanding and rapidly changing world we are steadfast in our commitment to giving children a foundation from which they do not merely get by but excel. Our students are prepared to pursue a path defined by academic excellence, a global perspective, a social and environmental conscience, and well earned confidence.
The value of a WCSS education
Learn more from Steiner Education Australia
Steiner Education Australia (SEA) is the peak body representing Steiner schools throughout Australia. For a detailed look at the Australian Steiner Curriculum visit their website.