Wild Cherry Steiner School

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Established in 2013, Wild Cherry School offers holistic education from Prep through to Class 6 based on the Australian Steiner Curriculum Framework. The school is situated in Bairnsdale, the commercial capital of East Gippsland and gateway to the Gippsland Lakes, in a beautiful iconic building surrounded by established gardens. Wild Cherry School also offers weekly Playgroup sessions and an affiliated 3-year-old and 4-year-old Kindergarten managed through Uniting Gippsland.
Our Prep Transition Program is designed to assist you and your child with starting school. The program offers children and families an authentic experience of the school day with two Come and Play sessions and four Transition Days for building a sense of familiarity to help children feel confident and happy in readiness for their learning journey.
The tone of Wild Cherry Playgroup is one of joyful activity enfolded in a calm and rhythmic atmosphere. Children and their parents/carers are gently guided through the morning by our playgroup leader, helping develop confidence, trust, and a sense of well-being.
At Wild Cherry Kindergarten, the children are encouraged to follow their interests and learn through imaginative play. The challenges of learning through imaginative play strengthen problem-solving, language, cognitive, social, gross, and fine motor skills. The play also allows the children to learn about their interests and talents and provides opportunities for the positive growth of social graces in leadership and sharing.
The teachers provide regular activities such as crafts, gardening, painting, and cooking. Children help with daily duties, such as cutting up fruit for morning tea, setting the table, and packing away before lunch and at the end of the day. These practical activities are continually building the foundation of numeracy skills.
Singing seasonal songs and the recitation of poetry and verse is part of the daily rhythm. The teachers model the beauty of speech, and stories are told and some dramatized by the children. This emphasis on oral and aural practice forms a strong foundation for the later development of literacy skills.

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