Receive the children in reverence, educate them in love, and send them forth in freedom.

- Rudolf Steiner

Playgroup

Our youngest live in a world of wonder, play and imagination. At playgroup the children will enjoy free play, with natural open ended materials. They will experience morning circle during which we sing songs and learn versus, tell stories and enjoy learning actions and playing circle games.

School Holiday Programme

Get in touch to find out about our next school holiday programme!

Events and Workshops

Check our events page to see what we have coming up!

Coming Up

  • Playgroup 2025

    Playgroup runs during the school term (starting first week of Feb).

    Monday & Thursday

    9.30am – 12.30pm

    For children 0–6 years and their whānau.

    Connect with other young children and with fellow parents, and become part of a supportive community!

  • Upcoming Events

    See our events page for upcoming community events!

  • Homeschool group

    NEW group! Mixed age homeschool group meeting on Wednesdays. Contact us to find out more.

    We also connect likeminded homeschooling families to help people connect and collaborate! Contact us about getting invited to our next session.

How it started

As most Steiner School journeys unfold, ours too began with a coming together of families seeking a Steiner minded community. Passionate about providing Steiner education opportunities for local families, in 2022 we launched Whangārei Steiner, starting with our playgroup.

Steiner play frame

  • Gary Beattie is grandpa to some of our founding children, and enjoys crafting beautiful play items for them, and now for you too!

  • Pine

  • 3 weeks

  • $325

    (We will arrange delivery — freight cost is additional and is worked out based on your location.)

Start a School

Our long term goal is to start a Steiner School for Whangārei. At this stage we are focussing on building community with our playgroup and supporting the homeschool community.

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