Produced on the occasion of the centenary of Waldorf Education under the direction of the award-winning Californian documentary filmmaker Paul Zehrer, “Becoming” is the third film in a series of short films which provide an insight into the inclusive diversity of Waldorf Education under the most diverse cultural, social, religious and economic conditions around the […]
Michelle Zuccolo, Sophia Mundi’s IB Visual Art Teacher, has been selected as one of 128 semi-finalists in the 2018 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize (DMNPP). Australia’s richest art prize with prize money of $180,000 including a $150,000 first prize. Run by the Moran Arts Foundation, the DMNPP (which is celebrating its 30th anniversary) invites entries […]
(Original blog post can be found on Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School’s website) Hearing someone breathlessly announce a brand new educational idea and then find that it’s something we (Glenaeon in particular and Steiner schools in general) have been doing or advocating forever, is a regular occurrence these days. Positive Education, Mindfulness, Sustainability, Organic School Gardens, […]
Dear Sophia Mundi Community, On behalf of the Sophia Mundi Board, I’d like to update you on some recent changes in the Board’s composition. Over 2018, we have farewelled three long term Board members: Eleni Kondos, Robin Power and Emrys Nekvapil. These members have served the Board and the school community with determination and industriousness, […]
US American pediatrician and Waldorf teacher Susan R.Johnson explains the fatal consequences of watching television and playing computer games on child-development in this article, published in Waldorf Today and The Online Waldorf Library . Drawing from brain research, she shows that children need natural, multi-sensory stimuli for their healthy development. TV rots the senses in […]
Meadowbrook Waldorf School in Rhode Island, USA has lost its building to fire. Please help if you can by going to https://www.gofundme.com/8wxzy-rebuilding-our-school
The Gabriel Talks enter their 14th year with the presentation of a Parent Education Program offered in terms 3 and 4. There is no charge to join this program, however interested participants are asked to commit to the entire course. The program of talks offers an opportunity to explore the life of the young child, and […]
Michelle Zuccolo, Sophia Mundi’s IB Visual Art Teacher, is one 32 finalists in this year’s $19 000 Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize (BAAP), chosen for her portrait of Paralympian and four-time Australian Open Champion, Dylan Alcott. Dylan is an Australian wheelchair basketballer, wheelchair tennis player, radio host and motivational speaker. He has received the Order of […]
As the Sun reaches its lowest zenith, the light and warmth of the earth are dwindling. The inward turning season of Winter brings an awakening of the creativity, the soul of the Human Being. So the Winter Spiral is a quiet and reverent recognition of the inner light that we carry, when nature all around […]
The findings of a recent study by Dr Susan Hallam, Professor of Education and Music Psychology at the Institute of Education and Kevin Rogers, of Hampshire Music Service, show that young people playing a musical instrument enjoy greater progress and better academic outcomes than those who do not, with the greatest impact for those playing […]
