Casuarina Steiner School Newsflash . . .
– Currently accepting 2021 enrolments.This year our Spring Celebration looked a little different. The school was a hive of activity with the children enjoying crafts and games all day.
Apple juice ice cups were a refreshing treat on a hot day and Spring was certainly in the air.
4 weeks ago
Happy Spring Festival day Coffs Harbour Casuarina Steiner School ๐ We bet those apple cups went down a treat
The festivities started early for Class 1. With an entire flock of roosters, hens and chicks, the children had a very special Spring Chicken Festival on Friday to celebrate the completion of a fun craft project. We can't wait to see what's next for these avid knitters.
4 weeks ago
Deanne Ion
Beautiful ๐๐
Love this school ๐๐๐๐ thankyou
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The fun never stops in Class 1!
Last week the children harvested vegetables from their garden to make delicious wraps.
2 months ago
Hayley Egan and Salvatore Rossano take children on a journey to discover the music of Italy through music and storytelling. In this interactive workshop, discover the rhythms and sounds of various traditional music styles. The castanettes, the accordion, the tamburello, the Ocarina and the ciaramella are some of the instruments that bring energy and melody to the program!
Then, with the infectious live music backing them, students practice the lively folk dance the Tarantella.
2 months ago
๐งถ Got a yarn for us?
After knitting many 100s of beanies, scarves, cowls and fingerless gloves to keep our visitors warm, the Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre Carerโs Group are down to their last skein.
If you have any unwanted hanks, skeins, balls or even a small twist of yarn, these industrious women will happily transform it... voila!
Donations can be dropped into the Centre between 9am-4pm weekdays. ๐
3 months ago
Reminding us that after the inwardness of winter, we breathe out into the light, our Winter Festival is an important part of our curriculum. This year our festival took on a slightly different form while still giving the children a magical experience.
4 months ago
It's getting exciting as all the classes are putting the finishing touches to their lanterns in preparation for the Winter Festival tomorrow!
4 months ago
My favourite festival.
Could it be videoed for the parents by any chance?
Loved the Winter festival...such a beautiful experience for the children.
Brings back memories!
It's Pick Up Day! Our fabulous teachers have put together another amazing Home Based Learning pack ready for you to collect this morning.
Thank you for sharing your photos of the children hard at work at home. We love seeing their busy hands and happy faces.
5 months ago
Flynn is hard at work with his home based learning program. There are so many wondrous moments during the school day.
6 months ago
Love this.
Itโs Lou Harvey-Zahra here, author of 4 popular books, including the Steiner bestseller โHappy Child, Happy Home.โ. As we are all home-bound....
I will be giving another FREE LIVE talk THIS TUESDAY at 8pm (Melbourne time) and 11am (UK time). Practical and inspiring ideas from my new book โGrowing Children, Thriving: Raising 7 to 12 Year Olds with Confidence and Awarenessโ that will help with home-stays. Tune in for many tips and support and share to spread the word if I can help inspire!!
Follow or like โHappy Child, Happy Homeโ page and then open on Tuesday 8pm Melbourne time - Iโll be there โค๏ธ
Suitable for all parents (toddler to 12 too!)
Books available on all online book sites worldwide ๐๐โค๏ธ
6 months ago
Amazon have allowed free access to books and audio stories for children and students of all ages to access while we are in this period of remote learning.
This is a fabulous opportunity to access not only children's stories but also classic literature.
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Free stories for kids of all ages. Audible Stories is a free website where kids of all ages can listen to hundreds of Audible audio titles across six different languagesโEnglish, Spanish, French, Ge...6 months ago
Jay Freckle
Jess thought this might be good for Tori and Charlie.
Congratulations Marley
Recently, Class Four children entered a Shorebirds Poster Competition organised by Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery to raise awareness of the threat to various species in our area and beyond. Marley won first prize in the class 3/4 section, and for her efforts our school has been given $500 dollars to spend on teaching materials, and Marley herself was awarded a certificate and further prize money. The winning entries are exhibited in the gallery as part of The Overwintering Project exhibition, which opened last Friday. Marley, Manolita, Kane and Lynn were all invited along for the event. Here are a few pictures from the night.
10 months ago
Congratulations Marley ♥๏ธ♥๏ธ
Congratulations Marley
Awesome Marley โค๏ธ
Impressive Marley! Well done <3
Wow! Amazing! Well done Marley ๐
Fantastic! Congratulations Marley!
YaY Marley! Congratulations ๐๐
Brilliant
Felicitaciones Marley!!!
We had a visit today and a performance for our Kindergarten to Class 2 students for National Water Week.
The Toads presented "Water for Life".
12 months ago
Our 2020 school calendar is available to purchase now at the office.
The calendar showcases our students artwork from Peach Blossom to Class 6 and will be a great resource for next year with information including term dates, festival dates etc !!
1 years ago
We had an impromptu visit today from Salvatore Rossano who played the piano accordion (la fisarmonica) and sang italian folk songs to the children.
There was much dancing and fun to be had!! We can't wait for him to visit again.
1 years ago
I heard this from Lavender Cottage and knew it had to be Italian music! So happy! โค๐โค
Qué hermoso momento!!! Bravo Salvatore, linda iniciativa! โคโคโคโค
Wow ! Amazing result for our school community. First place in the Whole School Garden category of the Spring Garden Competition. Congratulations and a big thank you to all the helping hands including - Don, students, teachers and parents!
Come along to our Spring Fair tomorrow 10am - 3pm and admire our beautiful award winning garden ๐ป๐ฅฌ
1 years ago
Congratulations great work to all Those who put their hard work and energy into our beautiful school
Congratulations Don !!
Congratulations Don!
Congratulations! Well done.....it really is such a beautiful school. ๐๐
Congratulations Don! You are awesome! ๐
Nice to see Don get some recognition. He is a fabulous gardening role model! I remember seeing him work with the kinder children. His patience and encouraging manner was beautiful to observe <3
Awesome!! CONGRATULATIONS to all involved..๐๐๐๐๐
Fabulous result.....well done to all!!
Well done! Such a beautiful place deserves recognition!
Congratulations Casuarina ๐๐๐
Fantastic work! It really looks so beautiful at the moment ๐
Amazing :)๐ซ๐ผ๐ธ๐ป๐
Congratulations Casuarina, Don and co!
Congratulations to all!!!!
Well done Casuarina and Don. Beautiful gardens.
what a great recognition of the work you put in. Congats
Yippee!! Congratulations Don and Casuarina! A beautiful school with beautiful grounds โค๏ธ
Well done
Go Donald !!!xxx
So glad your knowledge and passion for plants and nature is being appreciated and expressed so constructively.
Our Spring Fair is Sunday 22 September 2019, everyone welcome!
1 years ago
Shona Maguire x
Bonville Bowen Tina Price :)
We will be there
Flynn had such a great time doing his first May Pole. Proud mum n dad moment!
Many thanks to those who lent a hand for our recent working bee in the school grounds. We enjoyed a productive day, ending with a barbecue and salad from the garden. The fence line along Kindy received a clean-up and weed out, the gardens along the entrance to the school got some mulch and the bottom entrance was also weeded and planted out. This all makes a welcome difference to the garden as a whole and was much appreciated. Sprucing up continues as we approach Spring Fair on Sunday, September 22. Come along for a great day, all are welcome!
1 years ago
Class 3 performed their entertaining play 'Journey to the Blacksmith' for an appreciative audience today. Congratulations to all involved ๐
1 years ago
The Wattle Ball was held today in the early childhood with our Peach Blossom and Kindergarten children celebrating.
The children and teachers were dressed in yellow and wore their wattle crowns which they spent many hours creating.
1 years ago
What a beautiful vision and gathering <3
We're really looking forward to Open Day tomorrow and helping people discover what a Steiner education can offer their children. Itโs a chance to meet our teachers, support staff, parents and Principal, ask questions and learn about our educational philosophy. The day starts just after 9am and runs through to around 2.30pm. See our program here or on our website for all the details. Don't forget our school tour on Thursday at 4pm and session with the College of Teachers afterwards at 5pm.
1 years ago
What time will the 5pm session finish please?
Rex Clutario
Ashlie Hughes
Beautiful school
Taryn Elise if you haven’t already checked it out!
My son loved this school ๐
It was lovely to welcome parents and grandparents to school today, firstly for Main Lesson sharing and then to read to students as part of Book Week.
1 years ago
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Yesterdayโs Book Week dress-up was great fun. Thanks to everyone for entering into the spirit of the day. Donโt forget tomorrow (Friday) weโre inviting grandparents to join us for a special storytelling session between 11.30am and 12pm.
1 years ago
Some of our Parent & Child Groups have been out and about in our Lavender Cottage Garden. Together we have planted some lovely Lavender, Passion Fruits, Salvia, Sage and so much more. Come and see the result at either our Open Day on the 28th of August or at our Spring Fair on the 22nd of September.
Many thanks to Don for your knowledge, guidance, preparation and beautiful supply of plants for our garden.
Thank you Wendy, Aaron and Don for the prep garden session.
And of course thank you to all the children and parents that helped plant and water our Lavender Cottage Garden!
1 years ago
I really miss lavender cottage
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Characters from the childrenโs favourite books came to life today as everyone joined in the spirit of Book Week. What a colourful, creative bunch!
1 years ago
Fabulous everyone! You all look great! Cheers Helen ๐
๐๐ป ๐ฒ๐ด๐ด๐-๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฒ
The Kindergarten children, together with Don and Aaron, have worked very hard to make The Chook Palace comfortable and welcoming for our three new friends - Hattie, Gertie and Lottie, who arrived on Friday morning. Itโs so lovely to have beautiful girls in the Kindergarten garden again.
1 years ago
๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ
Book Week starts on Monday and the theme this year is โReading is my secret powerโ. We have a variety of activities planned for the children as well as the opportunity for us to share this very special week with our grandparents.
Wednesday is Dress Up Day and weโd like everyone to get creative and dress up as a character from their favourite book (age appropriate of course โ check with your childโs teacher before Wednesday if youโre not sure.)
On Friday, between 11.30am and 12pm, weโre inviting grandparents to join us for a special storytelling session, where theyโll have the opportunity to read to their grandchild (or vice versa).
We look forward to sharing this magical week!
1 years ago
๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐
Weโre excited about our Open Day, which will be held on Wednesday, 28 August, starting just after 9am.
This will be a great opportunity for anyone interested in discovering what a Steiner education can offer their children. Itโs a chance to meet our teachers, support staff, parents and Principal, ask questions and learn about our educational philosophy. We'd love to see you there!
Check out the attached program for the various activities and times. Following on from this, on Thursday 29 August we'll have a guided tour of the school at 4pm and presentation from the College of Teachers at 5pm.
Please donโt hesitate to share this information with anyone you think may be interested in attending.
1 years ago
It was great having a visit from Rainbow Ridge Steiner School this week for our violin and cello strings camp.
1 years ago
Lovely photo of the hall and breezeway
Amber-leah Vider was Charlotte playing?
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Visiting Class 5 and 6 students from Rainbow Ridge Steiner School at Lillian Rock joined with our own Casuarina String Ensemble to put on a wonderful violin and cello concert this afternoon. The concert was the culmination of a three-day โstrings campโ held at Casuarina this week. This is our sixth annual music camp and the third year that Casuarina and Rainbow Ridge have joined forces. Thank you to all who participated and also to the visiting staff and parents who supported these up-and-coming performers.
1 years ago
Amanda Stokman Leo Stokman can you spot him?? ๐
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Our students rolled up their sleeves today, pitching in to help plant out an area near the school with native species including native ginger, lomandra, banksia and bottlebrush.
The bush regeneration project is a collaboration between Coffs Harbour City Council, Coffs Harbour Regional Landcare and Casuarina Steiner School and follows on from Planet Arkโs National Tree Day. Conditions were ideal for planting after the recent rain.
Casuarina students have worked on environmental projects with Landcare for many years and we now see the fruits of their labour maturing at a number of locations around Coffs Harbour.
Well done everyone!
1 years ago
Great work! ๐๐
๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐
Weโre holding an information session and professional learning opportunity for early childhood professionals, including carers, teachers and teachers-in-training, next Wednesday, 7 August from 9.30am to 11am.
Attendees will gain an insight into Casuarina Steiner School, experience one of our kindergarten classes in action and learn about the Steiner Education Curriculum. Morning tea will be provided, along with the opportunity to ask questions.
Casuarina Steiner School provides an education that is based on a balanced approach to learning. Alongside very high standards of academic education, our curriculum places great importance on educating the head, heart and hands, thereby educating the whole person intellectually, artistically, socially and morally, so as to develop each studentโs innate self-discipline and strength of body and will.
To find out more or book your place, please phone 6651 2770 or email admin@casuarina.nsw.edu.au
1 years ago
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ, ๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐
A reminder that the postponed Kindergarten and Peach Blossom Winter Festival is on Monday, with soup around the fire at 4.30pm, a puppet story at 5.15pm and lantern walk at 5.30pm. The festival is for Rose Room and Grey Gum families and grandparents are most welcome.
1 years ago
It’s going to be a beautiful evening. We are not doing hot soup though parents. FYI ๐ Save you cooking skills for Friday Café though which is Friday 2/8 for us.
Thanks for the update Jacqui. Can attendees this evening please also bring picnic afternoon tea and a blanket for your family to sit on.
๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐บ๐ป๐ถ - ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐!
You attended Casuarina a short or maybe a long time ago. You may have learnt in a composite class. Your class room may now be the library or the music room. You may have attended Kindergarten in what is now the Class 3 classroom. You may have ventured into the bush adjacent to the playground ...
Over the years Casuarina has grown and changed. Students and their families have come and gone and have made Casuarina what it is today. Many parents have contributed significantly to growing our school, which has helped give future students the opportunity to attend a Steiner school in Coffs Harbour.
This year Steiner education celebrates its 100th anniversary and weโd like to mark the occasion by putting a โHistory of Casuarinaโ Chronicle together, featuring the people who made us into what we are today.
In around 250 words, tell us what a Steiner education meant for you, what it gave you and how this may have influenced what you are doing now. Share with us your journey, stories and photos so we can create a comprehensive Chronicle reflecting the growth of our school over the years.
All submissions received by Monday, 2nd of September will be considered for publication and we will make sure contributors receive a copy of our Chronicle when itโs done. We aim to have it published just in time for our Spring Fair on the 22nd September, to which everyone is most warmly invited.
As we donโt have everyoneโs contact details, feel free to share this information with old school friends, parents and teachers who you think may like to contribute. Please send your stories and photos to admin@casuarina.nsw.edu.au
1 years ago
It’s been 16 years since I left and happy to contribute ๐
Lachlan Bishop. Tim Bishop. Bree Bish.
Erin Elyce McMahon Danielle McMahon
Talise Mary Cierra Elijah Gray Ellie Bishop Caleigh Rose Murray
I’ll put something together. My parents were part of the founding group and I was in the first Kinder class way back. We were in Sawtell then.
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๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป: Friday 28th June
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ: Around 4.30pm for soup and apple crumble
๐๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ: Approximately 7.30pm
Parents and friends are invited to attend our Winter Festival this evening. There will be performances by students and teachers, a lantern walk and more, to honour the passing of the season. We welcome all and look forward to celebrating this special occasion with you all.
1 years ago
Vicki Hodgson this is on tonight if you didn’t make the curry fest ๐
๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น
Weโre counting down to our Primary Winter Festival this Friday 28th June and hoping parents, friends and members of the wider community can help us celebrate this special occasion.
As we experience the darkness of mid-winter, we realise that now is the time to rekindle our own inner light and embrace the warmth and nurturing found within the community.
Winter Festival commences around 4.30pm with a traditional meal of soup, bread and apple crumble. On dark the children will gather for a lantern walk, followed by singing, a class performance and teachersโ play.
After the play, children and parents are invited into the classrooms for the โspiral walkโ - an outer expression of the inner journey that honours the passing of the season.
The evening will conclude around 7.30pm. We look forward to seeing you and sharing the joy of this celebration.
1 years ago
A big thank you to the Coffs Harbour Men's Shed for fixing our wooden toys for no charge. Our parent and child group appreciate this kind gesture. www.mensshedcoffs.com.au/
1 years ago
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The vegetable garden sown by Class 6 last term continues to flourish, helped along by the close attention itโs receiving from the budding โgreen thumbsโ.
1 years ago
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๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐๐ฎ๐๐
Parents and community members are warmly invited to explore Casuarinaโs musical pathways on Thursday, 6th June from 6pm โ 7.30pm.
Presented by Jessamin Frank, the educational evening will look at the musical progression from Lavender Cottage and Kindergarten, moving onto singing and coordinated movement, before advancing to recorder in Class 1. An insight into singing, recorder and finally an introduction to the wonderful strings program will follow.
Attendees will hear about Casuarinaโs music program, the connection between music and the brain, and also have the opportunity to try an instrument.
The evening, initiated by the Casuarina P&F, will end with a short performance by Casuarina alumni Felix Hughes-Chivers.
Thereโs no cost to attend and childcare will be available. Please contact the office on 6651 2770 or accounts@casuarina.nsw.edu.au to book.
1 years ago
Stewart Peters