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Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School is an independent, co-educational school catering to children from Preschool through to Year 12. We are situated on three campuses in Sydney's lower north shore. Our main campus at Middle Cove is located in beautiful bushland grounds reaching down into Middle Harbour. Glenaeon embraces Steiner (Waldorf) Education, derived from the insights of Austrian-born philosopher, scientist, artist, and educator Rudolf Steiner. We strive to develop the physical, emotional, and intellectual capabilities of the developing child through an age-appropriate curriculum that integrates the disciplines of movement, fine arts, and practical arts into the study of humanities, science, mathematics, and technology. Through these capacities, we strive to educate the child in a healthy and balanced manner. Glenaeon seamlessly integrates the local NSW Educational Standards Authority (NESA) curriculum with the international Steiner (Waldorf) curriculum, allowing our students to receive a well-rounded, holistic education. F you are looking for a fulfilling, academically challenging, culturally enriched, warm, and humane school, then you are looking in the right place. Whether a student or a parent looking on behalf of a student, I can assure you of a friendly school where teachers teach to the highest standard, are caring, and will support you on your journey to a fulfilled and prosperous future. Glenaeon has always been ahead of its time. When the school began in 1957, we talked about the importance of imagination and the arts, about emotional growth, about looking for the positive in every student, school as a community, and building a sustainable relationship with the natural environment. Our Vision of education is a blend of the best of tradition and an innovative future. Our Vision stems from the classical tradition of the Greeks and their values (Goodness, Beauty, Truth), refashioned in the European Renaissance through the Humanist tradition of the balanced human being and reformulated as an education for the future Dr. Rudolf Steiner at the beginning of the 20th century. What does your Glenaeon journey look like? You will grow through a series of developmental stages. It starts in what Dr. Steiner called the Kingdom of Childhood in Kindergarten. Here lie the roots of creativity and imagination. At Glenaeon, we work hard to honor the traditions of childhood, ensuring that you can look back on a joyful, nourishing, and imaginatively rich foundation to your life. The primary years are a time of journey in a secure relationship with your Class Teacher, enjoying the human story's creative unfolding. In our Middle and Senior School, you will be academically challenged to perform at your absolute best and infuse your learning with a rich cultural aesthetic. The 21st century asks for new qualities in you: a blend of professional rigor with creativity, imagination, emotional intelligence, and a human sense of what it is to be human in this increasingly digital age. Please look at our alumni page and see what some of our students have gone on to achieve on the world stage. We want you to be well educated to find out who you are so that when you step into the world, you will be equipped to find your meaning and purpose and add something of value to the great human story. We are not a cookie-cutter school: we are a school producing individuals who can think creatively, act ethically, and express themselves culturally. Our task as a school is to give you a rich and nourishing environment that will inspire you to be your individual best. Our Vision is to realize a contemporary understanding of the wisdom of Dr. Rudolf Steiner that will prepare students to take their place as young men and women of distinction in Australian and world society. The premise of Steiner education is that teachers help children and adolescents become independent thinkers and creative individuals. As guides, mentors, and figures of authority, teachers at our school address each student's highest potential, enabling them to find their life's purpose and meaning. Our motto is 'unfolding individual journeys,' and our method allows students to engage with the curriculum on many levels. Lessons balance cognitive and emotional intelligence and physical activity, integrating academic work with fine arts and practical arts. In our Early Childhood program, children learn through creative play and activities that prepare them for the academic, artistic, social, and active curricula to follow. View full school