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Curriculum  

All classes start the day with the main lesson. This begins with a time of reverence which includes singing, a prayer, a recitation of verse and the playing of simple wooden recorders. Following this, subjects are studied in depth over a period of three to four weeks allowing the children to immerse themselves fully in a subject and to explore it from many angles.

The curriculum is structured so that the children receive what they need at each stage of their development. For example, Class 1 (6-7 years) study traditional fairy tales when children are examining ideas of right and wrong, in Class 5 (10-11 years) they explore the geography of the British Isles at a time when their own sense of place is expanding and growing. In Class 7 (12-13 years) they study physiology, which is appropriate when their own bodies are undergoing changes at puberty.

They also start to study other main lesson subjects; these may be taught be the class teacher or by a specialist teacher and include English, Mathematics, Foreign languages, Painting, Music, Drawing, Physical education, Modelling, Handwork, Eurythmy, Religion. Examples of main subjects are: Farming, the Romans, Cursive writing, Building, Local History, Astronomy, Physics, Norse myths, Fables, Man and Animals, Botany, Epic and Dramatic poetry.

The subject lessons continue throughout the lower school and each year others are added. It is important to remember that the Steiner philosophy is to educate for the head, heart and hands, allowing the child to grow into a fully rounded human being aware of not only themselves but those around them; and able to cope with the situations a modern world can put before them.

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