Michael Hall School

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