Oromahoe Kindergarten

Oromahoe Kindergarten "Receive the child in reverence,
educate them with love,
and let them go forth in freedom."
~ Rudolf Steiner

25/08/2026

Congratulations to all the winners of our winter raffle 💖 we will notify each one of you shortly.

Discoveries at today's bush day after a very cold night ❄️
06/08/2026

Discoveries at today's bush day after a very cold night ❄️

It was great to be back on the farm today for our first Ngahere Day of Term 3! The Taniwha paddock has certainly become ...
24/07/2026

It was great to be back on the farm today for our first Ngahere Day of Term 3! The Taniwha paddock has certainly become a favourite of ours with so many opportunities to explore and experience Papatūānuku through the seasons.

Today, the focus was on the dragons inhabiting the paddock. They took some of us to the Zoo, others had a broken wing that needed surgical attention. It was wonderful to see how our tamariki's imagination flourished, listening to the stories they created, and how beautifully the little ones (teina) and big ones (tuakana) learned with, from and alongside each other, sharing the same space as well as resources.

What adventures will we have next week?

Look what we found growing in the māra today 🥕 didn't take the bunnies long to find the special treat 🤩
23/07/2026

Look what we found growing in the māra today 🥕 didn't take the bunnies long to find the special treat 🤩

07/07/2026

Kia ora, due to a prolonged powercut, kindergarten is closing for the day. We will be back to normal operating hours tomorrow.

Tonight we finished the term with our Matariki Lantern Festival - a beautiful gathering to remember those that have pass...
03/07/2026

Tonight we finished the term with our Matariki Lantern Festival - a beautiful gathering to remember those that have passed and celebrate new beginnings together.

🌟 Mānawatia a Matariki 🌟

Today, our tamariki took all our dolls for their regular bath. Caring for resources together is one of those quiet, gold...
02/07/2026

Today, our tamariki took all our dolls for their regular bath. Caring for resources together is one of those quiet, golden threads in our Steiner Kindergarten — it looks simple on the surface, but it’s actually doing deep pedagogical work.

🌿 Reverence — When children lovingly wash dolls, brush wool hair, or fold cloths, they’re not “doing chores.” They’re practicing reverence for the world.

- Warm water, gentle movements, and real tasks cultivate a quiet inner mood.
- Children sense that objects have value and deserve care.
- This becomes the foundation for later respect for nature, people, and community.

🌿 Imitation — In Steiner pedagogy, children learn through imitation of meaningful adult activity. Our joint act of tending to the dolls becomes a living lesson:

- “This is how we care for things.”
- “This is how we move gently.”
- “This is how we restore beauty.”

🌿 Social responsibility — When resources are cared for together, children feel:

- “This place belongs to all of us.”
- “We look after it so others can enjoy it.”
- “My actions matter.”

This is the beginning of true citizenship — not taught through rules, but through lived experience.

🌿 Sensory nourishment — Bathing dolls is deeply regulating:

- Warmth calms the nervous system.
- Natural fibres invite tenderness.
- Slow, rhythmic movements support integration.

It’s a sensory activity that feels like love.

🌿 Restoring beauty — Steiner Kindergartens rely on beauty as a pedagogical tool. When children help restore beauty — washing dolls, polishing wood, folding cloths — they learn that beauty is something we create and maintain together.

🌼 Today, our children weren’t just cleaning dolls. They were:
- Practicing empathy (“the doll needs a bath”)
- Strengthening fine motor skills
- Experiencing warmth and care
- Learning responsibility
- Participating in community life
- Building reverence for the things they use every day

Address

514F State Highway 10
Kerikeri
0472

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 5:15pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 5:15pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 5:15pm
Thursday 7:30am - 5:15pm
Friday 7:30am - 5:15pm

Telephone

09-405-9336

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