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For 33 years Pioneer Hall has been the venue for early childhood Steiner Education in the Motueka area. After the kindergarten relocated to Wallace Street, the hall continued to serve us as a playgroup venue. The playgroup has now also moved to Wallace Street so the time came to say goodbye. Former parents and students… Read more »
Sowing the Seeds of Education is the headline on a recent article on the Pure Advantage website. Pure Advantage is an influential not-for-profit that investigates and promotes green growth in New Zealand. The article concludes that MRSS is setting the foundation for what could be the future blueprint in New Zealand education. High praise indeed…. Read more »
Graduates and past students of Motueka Rudolf Steiner School collected many high school awards for 2015, and achieved some impressive NCEA results. Most graduates from MRSS go on to Motueka High School. MRSS is one of the smallest primary schools feeding into Motueka High School so the list of top prizes is all the more… Read more »
See photos of the 2016 Autumn Fair here.
It is a pleasure to be reporting on a school that is in good heart and focused on what is in the best interest of the children. A year ago the picture was not as rosy with a declining roll and a looming financial problem. 2016 so far appears to be a year of growth… Read more »
The school and kindergarten combined for a visit to Te Awhina Marae in June. The visit was part of our Matariki celebrations, which follow through to Maori language week. We were a big group with all the children and strong support from Parents. Some of the kindergarten children obviously enjoyed being together with their older… Read more »
SITUATION VACANT CLASS 1 2016 TEACHER Motueka Rudolf Steiner School currently has around 60 students and runs composite classes. We have experienced sudden roll growth and are needing to recruit a new Class 1 teacher to begin as soon as possible. We are looking for a teacher who has experience with Waldorf pedagogy, is committed… Read more »
Bring your family to New Zealand for one year and live in Motueka. A new website provides a “How to” guide based on the experiences of one family. Christian and Eva came to Motueka with their two daughters in 2013 and spent a year living the kiwi lifestyle. They returned to Austria after their year… Read more »
Business South reporter Kelly Deeks wrote a nice, concise story about our plans to build a farm-based school. OK, she did recycle quite a bit from an earlier article in Harvest magazine but I like how she has captured the main points in one short article. Click here to read the text Business South text
The Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten community enjoyed a magical lantern festival on Friday night, even though the cloudy skies opened and tears fell in lament of the giant pumpkin recently taken out of the garden by someone unknown. Luckily our surrounding community gifted to us, three big golden pumpkins, just like we told in our children’s… Read more »