Ballarat Steiner School Information

The Ballarat Steiner School has been founded as a response to families, teachers an friends in the local region seeking an alternative education for thier children. The school is non-denominational, co-educational and welcomes students of any race, ethnic or religious background. We are accepting and inclusive of varying cultural practices. The development of moral values has a strong basis in the rich and creative curriculum and arises from the relationship between teachers and the children. Ballarat Steiner School is based on the work of Austrian educationalist, scientist, artist and philosopher Rudolf Steiner. From an expansive picture of the human being and our relationship to the world and universe, a Steiner teacher's knowledge of child development embraces a new approach to growth, to learning, to the individual and to community. It is with a 'threefold' picture of what it means to be a human being that Steiner teachers work. They see the child as a being of body, soul and spirit with capacities of thinking, feeling and willing. Our knowledge is made up of science, art and moral/spiritual values. We live in a society that has social, economic and cultural spheres in relation to the earth, plants and animals. To be fully human is to have each of these areas of our lives awakened in balance and harmony within the whole. Together with the aim of developing the full potential of each child, goes the aim of building an integrated community necessitating much common purpose and interest between teachers, students and parents. This community also aims to be closely involved with the surrounding community, sharing its rich cultural life of art and drama and music and movement, festivals and celebrations, biodynamic food and quality goods. Our school offers a new dimension to the vibrant life of the Ballarat region. Steiner education is based firmly on the needs of children, preparing them to be adults of the future. At the start of the 20th century, Steiner saw the signs of present-day dilemmas at the ...