School News

Seahorses – Art with tranquility by the sea

Seahorses is a wonderful guest house with an art and craft studio in Freshwater on the Isle of Wight.  Our family group was aged between 12 and 80 years and we all loved our week’s stay at Seahorses on the Isle...
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Romeo & Juliet – Class 10 Play

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,...
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Class 10 – Trip to Sweden

After they had put away their Romeo and Juliet costumes and struck the stage set, (read the Review) we sent Class 10 off to Sweden, on a Wilderness Expedition in the back-of-beyond. At the time of writing, they...
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Fundraising Update June 2012

This had been another exciting year for fundraising, and we’re writing to thank our parents and friends for the time, enthusiasm and energy you have all so freely and generously given this year. Our regular annual events – bazaars, shows,...
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The History of Theatre – Class 9 Main Lesson

From the Ancient Greek Dionysian Rite through to the 17th Century, this main lesson covered the development of the Dramatic Arts in the West, charting the transition from sacred to secular and profane. Greek and Roman Drama, Mediæval Drama, Renaissance...
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Ireland Pilgrimage

In May 2011 a group of 13 RWS teachers and parents journeyed from Dublin to Westport taking in some of the mysteries of the Irish landscape by following part of the Stellar (star) path along the Boyne valley. This was...
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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...
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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...
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May Day Festival and Open Day 2012

Hundreds watched as children from the Ringwood Waldorf School welcomed summer in the traditional way, on Saturday. Maypole dancing performed by classes four and five, accompanied with music by other pupils, was the highlight of the annual May Day celebration...