Waldorf Homeschooling Group – Castlemaine style
As a group we are using Waldorf education principles to educate our children and ourselves, we support each other to provide great education opportunities both in our own home and when we gather together.
As parents/teachers we are committed to ongoing adult education on Steiner Philosophy so that we can become fully aware of ourselves as educators for our children and to help us understand what Waldorf is and how it influences our homeschooling. As a group we are all using a Waldorf curriculum or free schooling with a waldorf rhythm and perspective as a foundation to our children’s year.
What our Waldorf homeschooling group activities look like for this group; each season we gather on a Friday in a different natural environment that truly embraces the elements expressed in each season. It is here we have seasonal festivals, seasonal crafts and stories, morning circle, free creative play all within a rhythmic structure with emphasis on the in and out breath.
The Castlemaine Highland Pipe Band is a social band that regularly plays a range of local events. We have been in the community since 1953 and are known for wearing traditional uniform, including feather bonnets, horse hair sporrans, woolen kilts and plaids. The band holds weekly practices in the band hall, located in the Castlemaine
Castlemaine Croquet Club is situated at 21 – 27 Berkeley St and is part of the Bowls Club precinct. Croquet is played on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday mornings at 10am in winter and 9am during daylight savings. Association Croquet is played on Wednesday at 10am and Saturday at 1pm. Coaching is available in both forms
U3A Castlemaine was formed in May 1988 and in June of that year the first Committee was elected. Membership is open to anyone residing in the Mount Alexander Shire who is retired or semi-retired. The purpose of the organisation is to provide an opportunity to share knowledge of members through classes and other learning activities.
