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The first impulse for a Steiner School in Queensland arose in the late 1970s when Anthroposophical study groups' activities inspired the seed thought of such an endeavor. In the early 1980's several workshops were organized, and speakers engaged in promoting the idea and ideals of Steiner Education. The first workshop was in October 1982 with Miss Sylvia Brose, of the Glenaeon Steiner School in Sydney. This workshop attracted many people and generated much public interest. After this workshop with Miss Brose, a study group began, which focused explicitly on Waldorf education's nature. From this, the Rudolf Steiner Education Group Brisbane, the school's governing body, was formed as a steering committee to coordinate the work towards establishing a school. There were many years of hard work and strong foundations before Samford Valley Steiner School commenced with a playgroup of eight children in 1987. In 1988, this group had grown to about 15 children, and the first Class 1 of 9 children began in 1989, initially meeting in the homes of the students, then at a temporary site on Winn Road, Mt Samson. OUR VISION Advancing social and cultural renewal through the sound anthroposophical application. Our intention at Samford Valley Steiner School is to be true to the spirit and intentions of the educational impulses and anthroposophical insights offered by Rudolf Steiner. We are continually striving to provide and develop a curriculum and learning program inspired by a deep understanding of human development, embraces and reflects the universal values of freedom, equality, peace, and democracy, and values diversity and individual worth. All curriculum content and experiences offered to young people during their schooling are purposefully and consciously considered in light of how and when the activity or knowledge will best support their natural development. Our teachers create a school where goodness, beauty, and truth permeate the pedagogical, physical, and social fabrics. OUR MISSION is The Board of the Rudolf Steiner Education Group Brisbane (the association that established the school) and the College of Teachers (CoT) of Samford Valley Steiner School together developed the school's vision from their respective mission statements. -
Samford University is Alabama's top-ranked private university with nationally ranked academic programs rooted in the university's Christian mission. Located in suburban Birmingham, Samford was founded in 1841 and is the 87th oldest higher learning institution in the United States. It enrolls 5,509 students from 47 states and 29 countries in 10 academic units: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy, and public health. In 2017, U.S. News and World Report ranked Samford 3rd among regional universities in the South. Samford has also been nationally ranked for academic programs, value, and affordability by such prestigious publications and rankings as Kiplinger's Personal Finance, The Princeton Review, and Colleges of Distinction. Samford offers 30 undergraduate and graduate/professional degrees. There are 166 undergraduate majors, minors, and concentrations. Graduate/professional degrees are offered in business, divinity, design studies, education, health professions, environmental management, law, music, nursing, pharmacy, and public health. The university's College of Health Sciences is adding many new undergraduates and graduate/professional programs in the next few years. The faculty-to-student ratio is 1:12, and no classes are taught by teaching assistants. Among Samford's 49,000-plus alumni are more than 60 U.S. congressmen, seven state governors, two U.S. Supreme Court justices, four Rhodes Scholars, multiple Emmy and Grammy award-winning artists, two national championship football coaches, and recipients of the Pulitzer and Nobel Peace prizes. The university fields 17 varsity sports—eight men's and nine women' s—that participate at the NCAA Division I level in the Southern Conference. The mission of Samford University is to nurture persons in their development of intellect, creativity, faith, and personhood. As a Christian university, the community fosters academic, career, and ethical competency while encouraging social and civic responsibility and service to others. Anchored in Christian understanding, Samford University will be a diverse community, stressing emotional learning and personal faith, in the Baptist tradition. Within that commonality, the community will be innovative in teaching, learning, and research sensitive to global issues aggressive in self-assessment and continuous improvement. Faithful to its mission, Samford will be known and acknowledged worldwide by holding to its core values. The world will be better for it. Samford has been consistently ranked among the top colleges and universities in our peer group for three decades. We are the highest Forbes-ranked university in Alabama, and U.S. News & World Report ranked us third in the South for Regional Universities and undergraduate teaching. We are also nationally ranked by Kiplinger's Personal Finance and The Princeton Review. Our faculty members are preeminent scholars with real-world experience. They have the credentials to lead a company, research hospital, or school system. However, their passion is to mentor you as the next generation of leaders. Classes at Samford are intentionally kept small (average size is 21) because professors want to know you, invest in you, and advocate for you. Samford professors connect you with internships, recommend you for jobs, and become lifelong support systems. Intellectually curious students plus faculty advisers equal creative solutions to complex problems. Samford students get hands-on experience with field-specific experts to uncover 2,000-year-old civilizations in Israel, decode critical strands of DNA or conduct interviews with survivors of the civil war in Bosnia. Samford University strives to achieve excellence through the development and delivery of quality programs for professionals by coordinating the university's joined resources with the expertise of our community's professionals to advance the skills and development of attorneys, nurses, and pharmacists. Samford University provided access to more than $125 million in financial assistance during the 2016–2017 academic year. During the fall 2016 semester, more than 90% of undergraduate students and 80% of graduate students accessed Samford's financial aid resources. We are pleased to provide these funds as an investment in your success while a member of our vibrant educational community. Technology Services at Samford University provides technologies to support students, faculty, and staff. Services include classroom technology, wireless, administrative systems, email, and support. The University Library supports Samford by acquiring, organizing, and preserving a broad, well-balanced spectrum of information and providing access to that information through personal and technological services. Samford University's nationally respected academic excellence tradition is accessible to contemporary learners in an innovative and community-centered online or blended learning environment. Samford Online students can expect an educational experience anchored in Christian understanding, world-class faculty, and a commitment to ensuring quality online content and delivery. The Samford University Office of Research is committed to the highest integrity standards in fulfilling its mission to expand human knowledge and benefit society through research. This is accomplished by providing a range of services supporting all research activities undertaken by faculty, staff, and students at Samford University. Chartered as Howard College in 1841, the school survived two fires, the Civil War, a century of financial turmoil, and two relocations to become one of the region's top universities. From its meager beginnings in Marion, Alabama, with only 31 students, Samford is now home to more than 5,000 students on a beautiful Georgian-Colonial style campus in Homewood, Alabama. View full university
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The first impulse for a Steiner School in Queensland arose in the late 1970s when Anthroposophical study groups' activities inspired the seed thought of such an endeavor. In the early 1980's several workshops were organized, and speakers engaged in promoting the idea and ideals of Steiner Education. The first workshop was in October 1982 with Miss Sylvia Brose, of the Glenaeon Steiner School in Sydney. This workshop attracted many people and generated much public interest. After this workshop with Miss Brose, a study group began, which focused explicitly on Waldorf education's nature. From this, the Rudolf Steiner Education Group Brisbane, the school's governing body, was formed as a steering committee to coordinate the work towards establishing a school. There were many years of hard work and strong foundations before Samford Valley Steiner School commenced with a playgroup of eight children in 1987. In 1988, this group had grown to about 15 children, and the first Class 1 of 9 children began in 1989, initially meeting in the homes of the students, then at a temporary site on Winn Road, Mt Samson. OUR VISION Advancing social and cultural renewal through the sound anthroposophical application. Our intention at Samford Valley Steiner School is to be true to the spirit and intentions of the educational impulses and anthroposophical insights offered by Rudolf Steiner. We are continually striving to provide and develop a curriculum and learning program inspired by a deep understanding of human development, embraces and reflects the universal values of freedom, equality, peace, and democracy, and values diversity and individual worth. All curriculum content and experiences offered to young people during their schooling are purposefully and consciously considered in light of how and when the activity or knowledge will best support their natural development. Our teachers create a school where goodness, beauty, and truth permeate the pedagogical, physical, and social fabrics. OUR MISSION is The Board of the Rudolf Steiner Education Group Brisbane (the association that established the school) and the College of Teachers (CoT) of Samford Valley Steiner School together developed the school's vision from their respective mission statements. View full school
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Samford University is Alabama's top-ranked private university with nationally ranked academic programs rooted in the university's Christian mission. Located in suburban Birmingham, Samford was founded in 1841 and is the 87th oldest higher learning institution in the United States. It enrolls 5,509 students from 47 states and 29 countries in 10 academic units: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy, and public health. In 2017, U.S. News and World Report ranked Samford 3rd among regional universities in the South. Samford has also been nationally ranked for academic programs, value, and affordability by such prestigious publications and rankings as Kiplinger's Personal Finance, The Princeton Review, and Colleges of Distinction. Samford offers 30 undergraduate and graduate/professional degrees. There are 166 undergraduate majors, minors, and concentrations. Graduate/professional degrees are offered in business, divinity, design studies, education, health professions, environmental management, law, music, nursing, pharmacy, and public health. The university's College of Health Sciences is adding many new undergraduates and graduate/professional programs in the next few years. The faculty-to-student ratio is 1:12, and no classes are taught by teaching assistants. Among Samford's 49,000-plus alumni are more than 60 U.S. congressmen, seven state governors, two U.S. Supreme Court justices, four Rhodes Scholars, multiple Emmy and Grammy award-winning artists, two national championship football coaches, and recipients of the Pulitzer and Nobel Peace prizes. The university fields 17 varsity sports—eight men's and nine women' s—that participate at the NCAA Division I level in the Southern Conference. The mission of Samford University is to nurture persons in their development of intellect, creativity, faith, and personhood. As a Christian university, the community fosters academic, career, and ethical competency while encouraging social and civic responsibility and service to others. Anchored in Christian understanding, Samford University will be a diverse community, stressing emotional learning and personal faith, in the Baptist tradition. Within that commonality, the community will be innovative in teaching, learning, and research sensitive to global issues aggressive in self-assessment and continuous improvement. Faithful to its mission, Samford will be known and acknowledged worldwide by holding to its core values. The world will be better for it. Samford has been consistently ranked among the top colleges and universities in our peer group for three decades. We are the highest Forbes-ranked university in Alabama, and U.S. News & World Report ranked us third in the South for Regional Universities and undergraduate teaching. We are also nationally ranked by Kiplinger's Personal Finance and The Princeton Review. Our faculty members are preeminent scholars with real-world experience. They have the credentials to lead a company, research hospital, or school system. However, their passion is to mentor you as the next generation of leaders. Classes at Samford are intentionally kept small (average size is 21) because professors want to know you, invest in you, and advocate for you. Samford professors connect you with internships, recommend you for jobs, and become lifelong support systems. Intellectually curious students plus faculty advisers equal creative solutions to complex problems. Samford students get hands-on experience with field-specific experts to uncover 2,000-year-old civilizations in Israel, decode critical strands of DNA or conduct interviews with survivors of the civil war in Bosnia. Samford University strives to achieve excellence through the development and delivery of quality programs for professionals by coordinating the university's joined resources with the expertise of our community's professionals to advance the skills and development of attorneys, nurses, and pharmacists. Samford University provided access to more than $125 million in financial assistance during the 2016–2017 academic year. During the fall 2016 semester, more than 90% of undergraduate students and 80% of graduate students accessed Samford's financial aid resources. We are pleased to provide these funds as an investment in your success while a member of our vibrant educational community. Technology Services at Samford University provides technologies to support students, faculty, and staff. Services include classroom technology, wireless, administrative systems, email, and support. The University Library supports Samford by acquiring, organizing, and preserving a broad, well-balanced spectrum of information and providing access to that information through personal and technological services. Samford University's nationally respected academic excellence tradition is accessible to contemporary learners in an innovative and community-centered online or blended learning environment. Samford Online students can expect an educational experience anchored in Christian understanding, world-class faculty, and a commitment to ensuring quality online content and delivery. The Samford University Office of Research is committed to the highest integrity standards in fulfilling its mission to expand human knowledge and benefit society through research. This is accomplished by providing a range of services supporting all research activities undertaken by faculty, staff, and students at Samford University. Chartered as Howard College in 1841, the school survived two fires, the Civil War, a century of financial turmoil, and two relocations to become one of the region's top universities. From its meager beginnings in Marion, Alabama, with only 31 students, Samford is now home to more than 5,000 students on a beautiful Georgian-Colonial style campus in Homewood, Alabama.
