Dunedin Rudolf Steiner School

15/09/2026

11/09/2026

The healthy social life of our Kindergarten was demonstrated in our recent Parent Evening. We came together for singing, a talk on the different stages of consciousness and how this is shown in their drawings. Then, each parent did their own wet on wet painting. It was lovely to come together in this way and for the parents to have an experience of water colour painting.

Also, thank you so much to those families who helped us in the working bee to start the work on the sandpit. It looks amazing so far and the children are very excited to play in it when it is finished. It is so nice to feel that there is such a strong parent community in the kindy.

Warmly, The Kindy Kaiako

10/09/2026

Special Character Thoughts:
The Choleric Temperament
By Anna Noble
The choleric temperament is the fiery one, the child that not only takes charge but also charges ahead, full of great ideas and goals in mind. Their goals do not need consultation with others, they do not need contemplation, they just need the effort of the choleric temperament to be completed. Once completed, they move on to the next goal, however big or small it might be. If there are obstacles in the way, the choleric will handle them, sometimes in an unsympathetic way, speaking their mind with just the one goal in mind; to complete their task as quickly as possible. Was it beautifully done? Was it done in the best way? Did it include the ideas or thoughts of others? These are not questions the choleric temperament stops to contemplate as they are off to completing their next task. Being idle is not a place of comfort as their sense of self is found in action.
The immature version of the choleric temperament can remind of a tornado in a boutique or the stubborn leader. However, the mature choleric is a true leader. When the choleric is balanced with all the other temperaments, they see the vision, allow for input and give time for contemplation; the goal now becomes to work smarter, not harder. They put all their power into service, balanced between themselves and others. They become the ones that do not lose sight of the goal, that will always show up and see obstacles as challenges rather than as reasons to stop or abandon the bigger vision. They are the ones that want to light the fire in everyone around them so we can all accomplish amazing things together.

10/09/2026

For the last 3 weeks Kea has been working deep within 1500 Europe. Society is having a shake-up. The once powerful Catholic church has become corrupt and is beginning to crumble under the influence of brave and outspoken figures such as Martin Luther, John Calvin and John Knox. This is the time of the Reformation. Our recent main lesson has sparked much debate about the place of religion in society. Students have also questioned when is it right to stand up and how do you make a good and effective change?

In art, we have been exploring the use of soft pastels. Students have enjoyed using the subtle atmospheric effects of this medium. We started with simple blending aiming to make our strokes invisible. We have progressed to creating whole scenes of the Spanish Armada and emotive landscapes! How many of these scenes would you like to find yourselves in?

Pizza Day: Like many classes, Kea has been plagued by illness during the last couple of weeks. We have been working on the philosophy of ‘make the best of less-than-ideal situations!’ On the recent Pizza Day, we were once again greeted by rain and severely down on team numbers. Our depleted class of 10 gallantly set to work making the dough for the whole school, helping the younger classes make their pizzas and even constructed shelters to protect classes from the rain. Some students went above and beyond to allow the whole school to enjoy this day.
Class Kea

07/09/2026

Thank you e te whānau! The working bee was very productive!!!

07/09/2026

Thank you all who came to our working bee last Friday!

30/08/2026

Working Bee Friday 4th September from 2pm
We look forward to our termly working bee, with a focus on building the kindergarten sandpit. We will have other jobs on the list too: our list will be circulated soon. Working bees are very much part of the special character of the school, bringing the community together while also enhancing our environment. If we had a couple of parents willing to look after the pizza oven, then we could extend the school's pizza day to share the delicious pizzas with you.
Please would you let Clare know if you will be there to work on the sandpit or staff the pizza oven.
Many hands make light work!