Hawthorns Bristol - Nature & Steiner Inspired Learning

28/10/2025

✨ Join the Holistic Singing Foundation Course — in-person from 15th Nov or/and online .

My holistic approach is inspired by anthroposophy — this way of singing sees the voice as a spiritual instrument, a bridge between body, soul, and spirit, inspired by Rudolf Steiner and Valborg Werbeck-Svärdström.

🌊 🎶 What is a holistic way of singing? 🌊

For me, it’s like a waterfall — a flow that begins deep within and meets the ocean of freedom.

Holistic singing isn’t about perfection; it’s about freedom, ease, and flow — the joy of sounding from the wholeness of who you are. 💙

Your voice is like a waterfall, flowing through body and whole being.

Link in my bio 🌿 Women In Harmony

03/02/2025

🌿Sad news to share - Hawthorns home education group has now closed 🌿

🩷The group was no longer viable and did not re-open after the Winter break. Thank you to all the tutors, parents and children who shared this journey with us over the last two years. Wishing you all well on your journeys. 🩷

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17/12/2024

26/11/2024

✨Welcome to our new assistant Benedetta.

🌿Benedetta has spent the last year working in Italy as the bilingual teacher for Class 1 and 2 in a Waldorf-inspired Forest school, teaching forest school, gardening, art, language and maths.

We are really excited that she is now volunteering with Hawthorns to support our weekly Forest School sessions.

14/11/2024

👉Hawthorns is in the news! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70zdv4r4kdo

We recently contributed to a BBC article which came out today!

At Hawthorns we believe that there is a different way to meet children's educational needs alongside their social and emotional wellbeing.

In the last academic year Bristol city council received 530 notifications a child would no longer be attending school, compared to 270 in 2019-20 - a rise of 96%. This figure does not account for the children who never formerly registered for School in the first place.

One parent said her child was "unrecognisable" as school made her so "depressed".

10/11/2024

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09/11/2024

This week, we’ve been deepening our understanding of numbers, focusing on odds and evens.🔢

We’ve used chestnuts 🌰 collected last term, following the Pebble Maths approach to make the learning hands-on, visual and engaging. 😊

21/10/2024

✨Celebrating Hawthorns first birthday✨
Hawthorns opened its doors back in September 2023, this term marked our one year anniversary! To mark the end of term we had a celebration of the children's work & cake!!!

❤️Gratitude to all the parents who have helped shape the group past and present and our wonderfully dedicated tutor Lena.❤️

🌿We are committed to growing in an organic, sustainable way staying true to our core values to provide children with the opportunity to experience a child-centred, nature based education inspired by principles of Forest School and aspects of Steiner within a collaborative home education community🌿

👉If you would like to join us then drop us an email at [email protected]

19/10/2024

Waldorf talks: The Waldorf Way Kath Bransby, Education Coordinator, Waldorf UK

📍Bristol Steiner School
📅 Monday 4th Nov 19:30
🧺 donations gratefully received on the door.

In this talk, Kath will give an overview of the Waldorf curriculum from Kindergarten to Class 5. She will explore how child development, pedagogy and subject content are woven together in a coherent and cohesive structure, and how we can manage the tensions between principles and tradition, consistency and innovation.

Kath joined Waldorf UK in 2019, with her role being to support and develop the quality of education across all UK schools. She co-authored the 'Art of Teaching' UK Waldorf Curriculum, and works closely with colleagues in Europe and worldwide on curriculum and pedagogical development strategies. Kath is also a senior lecturer in Education at Sheffield Hallam University.