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Imitating Adult Activity
Meaningful adult
activity to be imitated
The task of the early childhood educator is to adapt the practical activities of daily life so that they are suitable for the child’s imitation through play… The activities of children… must be derived directly from life itself rather than being “thought out” by the intellectualised culture of adults. …The most important thing is to give children the opportunity to directly imitate life itself.
Rudolf Steiner, The Child’s Changing Consciousness
This includes:
Listening to and observing a puppet/prop story each day
A circle time with songs, action rhymes, movement and imaginative role play
Baking bread, making lunch, setting the table and washing up
Mending, sweeping, crafts, drawing, painting and gardening
Learning through
Play
Play is the essential avenue by which the young child comes to understand their physical and social world. In play activities, children can develop verbal, conceptual, physical and social/emotional capacities.
Our program includes:
Child-directed indoor and outdoor play and social interaction
Role play including dress ups, home corner play and cubby building
Story landscapes and healing play
Play with rhymes, sounds and words
Play which enjoys movement
Sensory creative play in the elements e.g. sand, water, mud and stones
Research shows that children best prepare for later academic skills through immersion in regular creative movement, rich oral language, music and creative play and that these are even more beneficial than early work with reading and writing letters, words and numbers.
Neurological Development studies suggest that the proprioceptive and vestibular systems must be well developed through extended time for movement such as running, gardening, climbing, swinging and skipping¹ so that letter and number shapes can be visualised and imprinted. Challenges to literacy skills occur when vestibular functioning is not yet mature.²
¹ Ibid. ² Goddard-Blythe S,
The Well-Balanced Child
Parent
Education
Regular parent education talks and workshops on celebrating festivals at home, creative discipline, storytelling, healthy foods and supporting child health are held at the preschool and Castlecrag campus regularly and are usually freely available to parents.
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Preschool
About our Preschool
We offer a Preschool program for 3-5 year olds, and a smooth transition to Glenaeon's part-time and full-time Kindergarten programs.
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Philosophy
It is our aim to nurture, protect and honour the young child and childhood itself as an essential phase of development, not to be hurried through.
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Daily Rhythm
The consistency of a rhythmic life lends itself to security and a positive sense of self. Trust in the unfolding of life develops.
Explore
Contact Preschool
Get in touch with us. We'd love to help you with any regarding our Preschool.
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See the magic for yourself
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a School Like No Other
The best way to understand Glenaeon is to feel it. We invite you to experience the calm, the colour, and the creativity in motion. Come explore our spaces, meet our educators, and see how learning comes to life in a deeply human, gently guided way.
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- Glenaeon Preschool
About Preschool Philosophy | Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School
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A Program of
Rhythm and Purpose
Where child development guides curiosity, reverence and joyful growth
Video: See the campus in action
Apply to Enrol
Book a Tour
About our Preschool
Philosophy
Program
Daily Rhythm
Videos
Contact Preschool
Learning through
Imitating Adult Activity
Meaningful adult
activity to be imitated
The task of the early childhood educator is to adapt the practical activities of daily life so that they are suitable for the child’s imitation through play… The activities of children… must be derived directly from life itself rather than being “thought out” by the intellectualised culture of adults. …The most important thing is to give children the opportunity to directly imitate life itself.
Rudolf Steiner, The Child’s Changing Consciousness
This includes:
Listening to and observing a puppet/prop story each day
A circle time with songs, action rhymes, movement and imaginative role play
Baking bread, making lunch, setting the table and washing up
Mending, sweeping, crafts, drawing, painting and gardening
Learning through
Play
Play is the essential avenue by which the young child comes to understand their physical and social world. In play activities, children can develop verbal, conceptual, physical and social/emotional capacities.
Our program includes:
Child-directed indoor and outdoor play and social interaction
Role play including dress ups, home corner play and cubby building
Story landscapes and healing play
Play with rhymes, sounds and words
Play which enjoys movement
Sensory creative play in the elements e.g. sand, water, mud and stones
Research shows that children best prepare for later academic skills through immersion in regular creative movement, rich oral language, music and creative play and that these are even more beneficial than early work with reading and writing letters, words and numbers.
Neurological Development studies suggest that the proprioceptive and vestibular systems must be well developed through extended time for movement such as running, gardening, climbing, swinging and skipping¹ so that letter and number shapes can be visualised and imprinted. Challenges to literacy skills occur when vestibular functioning is not yet mature.²
¹ Ibid. ² Goddard-Blythe S,
The Well-Balanced Child
Parent
Education
Regular parent education talks and workshops on celebrating festivals at home, creative discipline, storytelling, healthy foods and supporting child health are held at the preschool and Castlecrag campus regularly and are usually freely available to parents.
Continue Exploring
Preschool
About our Preschool
We offer a Preschool program for 3-5 year olds, and a smooth transition to Glenaeon's part-time and full-time Kindergarten programs.
Explore
Philosophy
It is our aim to nurture, protect and honour the young child and childhood itself as an essential phase of development, not to be hurried through.
Explore
Daily Rhythm
The consistency of a rhythmic life lends itself to security and a positive sense of self. Trust in the unfolding of life develops.
Explore
Contact Preschool
Get in touch with us. We'd love to help you with any regarding our Preschool.
Explore
See the magic for yourself
Step Into
a School Like No Other
The best way to understand Glenaeon is to feel it. We invite you to experience the calm, the colour, and the creativity in motion. Come explore our spaces, meet our educators, and see how learning comes to life in a deeply human, gently guided way.
View Next Available Tours