Kamaroi School

26/08/2026

Class Three- The turning point of childhood.

The eight-year-old is going through a change that is particularly profound. Before the age of nine the child lives within everything and everyone they perceive. They feel inwardly related to everything and can identify fully with almost anything. At nine, however, an experience arises of self as something independent of everything else. Now the child may suddenly feel very insecure; their relationship with nature, with eternity, with others, and with themselves, must be reestablished. Life certainly takes on quite a different quality.

This separation and search for one's true home is reflected in the journey of the Hebrew people as they leave the Garden of Eden and are presented with trials where they have the choice to do what is right or not. It is the beginning of individuation. Through our individual decisions to turn away from evil and choose the good, we attain virtue and progress in evolution as human beings. Just as fairy tales in the first grade, and fables and legends in the second grade, nourished children, so stories of the Old Testament form the treasury of sustenance for this year. With these stories comes an introduction to history. These powerful stories closely parallel the child's own experiences. He/she has left behind the "paradise" of early childhood and is becoming more aware of good and evil.

For the third grader, the remedy for being "cast out of Eden," is experiencing that the world is a good place to be. Through the activities of gardening, cooking, building shelters and making things, they learn that they can use what is around them to thrive. They meet the earth around them and discover they have the power to transform it. There are skills they must learn. They learn to measure, to weigh, to use tools, to reap and sow crops, to make bread, follow the seasons, and keep time. With each skill learned, they gain comfort, confidence and experience joy. The Earth is their home, and it is good and beautiful.

25/08/2026

24/08/2026

From little things, big things grow 🍃🐛

There’s something special about learning with hands in the soil. 🌱
In our garden, children nurture seedlings, observe the changing seasons, and discover that patience, care, and teamwork help things grow. Along the way, they delight in the little wonders—searching for grubs beneath the earth, gathering flowers to make fragrant herbal tea, and discovering just how much life a garden holds.

Every seed planted is an opportunity to build confidence, responsibility, and a lifelong connection with the natural world.🌼💚

21/08/2026

Situated in beautiful bushland on the edge of Garigal National Park at Belrose, Kamaroi Steiner School offers a primary education for children aged 4 to 12 years.
Based on Rudolf Steiner’s approach to learning, Kamaroi’s NESA-approved curriculum adapts to meet the changing needs of the students. The education fosters a deep regard for human values by encouraging imagination, empathy and a rich, emotional appreciation of nature and the arts. The Main Lesson, which occurs every morning integrates intellectual, artistic and practical learning, whether it’s English, maths, history or science. Music is integrated into many aspects of the curriculum and all children participate in a play each year where they can live into different characters and times. The Class Teacher progresses with the children, creating a strong bond between teacher and child.

18/08/2026

Class Two - From Play to Purpose: Moments of Growth in Our Day

The Class Two child is curious to make sense of the world around them. During Class Two, students continue developing literacy and numeracy while exploring fables, legends, and stories of saints and remarkable individuals. Facets of the human personality can be explored through animal fables; the craftiness of the fox, the courage of the lion, which satisfy a need to understand who we are. This presents human strengths and weaknesses through animals, helping children recognise qualities within themselves, while stories of compassionate and courageous people offer positive role models. As children's emotional awareness grows, they begin to understand that people possess both admirable and imperfect qualities. Their environment is still filled with nature elementals who work their magic deeds. Now is the time for extending the amount of writing and reading with the first attention to punctuation and naming and doing words.
Artistic activities remain integrated into every subject, supporting imagination, emotional intelligence, empathy, and strong academic foundations.

17/08/2026

Class One - Where Wonder Leads the Way: Learning in Action

In Class One, children are introduced to formal learning through rich artistic experiences. Reading and writing begin with stories, pictures, drawing, and movement rather than memorisation, while mathematics is taught through rhythm, music, practical activities, and hands-on experiences. Fairy tales are central to the curriculum because they nourish the child's imagination while presenting universal themes of courage, kindness, perseverance, and moral development. At around seven years of age, children are considered developmentally ready for formal education as their memory, concentration, and capacity for symbolic thinking become stronger. Learning through imagination allows academic skills to develop naturally while maintaining enthusiasm and creativity.

14/08/2026

Class Three is steeped in the stories of the Old Testament
They have had a busy start to the term practising their lines for the Class Play, ‘Moses the Mighty Leader’. They have learnt new songs, dances and even some Hebrew.
Old Testament stories are taught in Class Three because they mirror the psychological "nine-year change," a developmental turning point where children start feeling separate from their parents and aware of the outer world. These stories provide a powerful metaphor for leaving the "paradise" of early childhood, discovering responsibility and learning to stand independently on the earth.
The play has more solo speaking parts this year, in addition to the chorus speech. This reflects the developmental stage that the children are now moving through.
Moses is an important story of the Class Three. A baby hidden in a basket, floating on the Nile. A prince raised in a palace who does not quite belong. A grown man who flees to the wilderness, meets a burning bush and returns to lead his people from slavery into freedom.
It is impossible to miss how closely this mirrors the inner journey of a nine-year-old. They too are wandering through moments of confusion and new responsibility. The story of Moses reflects this, and in this reflection a child finds courage.