michael hall school
East Sussex
A key focus in Steiner Waldorf education is age-appropriate learning. This means
that from Kindergarten (ages 3 to 6) to the final year (Class 12; age 17/18),
each curricular subject is linked to the child’s developmental along a series of
progressive stages. This approach meets the child where they are developmentally
and generate high levels of motivation and enthusiasm in the pupils. Steiner
Waldorf school teachers understand child development in a unique way and
decisions about the curriculum are based on exactly what is happening in the
child’s physical and emotional development, as well as the developments in the
child’s consciousness. Significant thresholds in child
