Ringwood Carnival 2012

Warm sunshine, live South American music, many happy smiley faces and a carnival truck packed with enthusiastic drummers adorned with coloured ribbons and feathers.  In Ringwood?  Yes, indeed! Children, parents and friends all had a wonderful afternoon at the Ringwood Carnival. The excitement started building up the day before when young and old met after…

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The Order of the Heavens – Class 7 play

written by John Trevellian – performed by Class 7 review by Christine Polyblank, school founder Beautiful costumes, harmonious music, exciting scenery and lighting, an excellent script and children brimming with confidence – all this and more was enjoyed by the audience attending Class 7’s play ‘The Order of the Heavens’. The play deals with the personal…

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The Challenge of Rudolf Steiner – Part II

A film screening in Keir Hall at the school on 5th October 2012 by Howard Smith The film (made in 2011 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Steiner’s birth) complements Part 1 (shown at Ringwood Waldorf School in May 2012) and gives additional biographical details of Steiner’s remarkable life. The emphasis in this second film is…

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Romeo & Juliet – Class 10 Play

Juliet lies dead in the tomb

It was such a pleasure to see this delightful class, whose lessons I have visited over so many years, performing Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Under the guidance of their excellent English teacher, Nancy Urry, the two casts gave lively, warm, dramatic, at moments humorous, but above all deeply moving performances. This was no drama-class production;…

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A Night at the Movies – “The Challenge of Rudolf Steiner”

On the evening of May 11th in Keir Hall, Part 1 of a unique documentary film was screened to an audience of 80-90. This film, “The Challenge of Rudolf Steiner”, is the first attempt to give a flavour of his remarkable life through the medium of film. The film was made in 2011 to mark…

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Francesco – Class 6 Operetta

Having attended the first performance of this delightful operetta (written by teachers for a Class 6 at Wynstones Steiner School) I made a point of not missing the next one and of telling friends they simply must come. This was an outstanding piece of work performed by Class 6 with their teacher, Marika, with the…

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