Steiner School Greenwich - any experience?

[schroedingersdodo]

DS1 is supposed to start Reception in September, but didn't get a place in any of the schools in the area (he was placed in a school that is not good and very far).

I'm still waiting for waiting lists and so on, but applied for a place at the Steiner School at Mycenae House. DS1 has been to the Acorns playgroup and enjoyed it.

Does anyone have any experience with this school? I'm familiar with the Steiner philosophy. I like some bits of it, disagree with others. But I'd like to know what sort of families have children in the school, how children like it, if anyone heard of problems, this sort of things.

Any information will be very useful. Thanks!!

[htm123]

Schroedingersdodo just lost everything I wrote for you a minute ago.
Years ago I had a German family (next door neighbours) with two teenage children going to top Universities straight from SS. Parents working as Dentist and one in Cardiology. They paid weekly a tutor to come and do ICT with the children in the last couple of years of school before going to Uni. Both children finished school with straight A*. I also visited years ago SS in Brighton as part of my course and observed a Greek language lesson which was taught by a very flamboyant teacher. The pupils impressed me the most. The school a bit empty, only 3 classes of 8 children each, but the children looked very happy, eloquent and extremely well mannered. The environment obviously was very calm. We visited the Kindergarden too and I was so impressed by the little children! Seen them washing the little sheds in the garden, later on, portioning the rice for the Nursery Nurses and their little friends using adult cutlery and ceramic plates! Was amazing to see them behaving with so much ease and confidence having around so many 'spectators'. I left impressed. (However, recently overheard a community teacher just 'rubbishing' SS just because she had a new pupil from a SS arriving in her class and she was "not impressed by a child who can't read or write at age 7").
I know that SS charges quite a bit for children's education, and not many people can afford it. There are advantages of having your child at a SS a) quitter environment to develop, b) more adult attention during lessons, c) more learning through play etc.
You can download from the DfE website the new Curriculum and stay 'on track' if you want by doing some work simultaneously at home with your child. Good luck!

[schroedingersdodo]

htm123 thank you very much for your input. I think manners, eloquence and confidence are much more important than the "curriculum" - as you mention, these things can be taught in parallel.

Your comment is very encouraging :)

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