Steiner Education Australia has started a podcast series - Steiner Voices XYZ - which showcases some of the varied voices of Steiner school communities around the country.

Why XYZ? 

X is the voices of ex-Steiner students, telling their stories, their memories of school, their careers since school, and the impact their Steiner schooling had on them.

Y is for parents in Steiner schools, answering the question Why Steiner? Here you will hear the voices of Steiner parents telling their stories of what drew them to enrol their children in a Steiner school. 

Z is for Steiner teachers talking about what makes teaching in Steiner schools so satisfying both professionally and personally, plus some of their deeper understandings of the Steiner school journey and why it’s so important for our children.

Recently, Class 3 & 5 parent and Board member Inger Boerema spoke with Andrew Hill about her experiences of being a Steiner student and graduate, and how these experiences have helped shape her life, both personally and professionally. You can listen to the podcast series here: https://steinereducation.edu.au/steiner-voices-xyz/

Steiner X: Building a School, Building a Garden, Building Community

What’s it like being a founding student in a new school being built classroom by classroom? Do you have memories of deficit or an absence of facilities? Well, no! Inger Boerema was one of the founding children at the Willunga Waldorf School south of Adelaide, and her memories are all of a rich childhood filled with imagination, play and a joyful community. After moving to Mt Barker Waldorf School for high school, her Year 12 Project took these qualities to another level in her construction of a large creative garden, a year long undertaking where she developed skills in artistic design, construction and community building, as well as the life-long character strengths of self-confidence and advocacy. After a gap year working with marginalised communities in Ethiopia, she completed two university degrees and now works to develop the ‘circular economy’ in local government in Melbourne. Inger is a parent and Board member at Sophia Mundi Steiner School and is happy seeing her own children enjoy their education as much as she did, while she continues her life work in building community.