Religion

The school is non-denominational, and while the Christian ethic is central in all lessons, any form of sectarian or dogmatic tendency is rejected. The intention is primarily to evoke a sense of reverence and wonder for the goodness, truth and beauty inherent in the whole of God’s creation. From this comes both a respect for other people and an environmental awareness. Such considerations are the starting-points for each class’ weekly Religion Lesson. In the younger classes the focus is on ‘God as Creator’. Later the emphasis shifts towards a consideration of ’God as Son’, alongside the great religious teachers of Mankind (Krishna and Buddha in Class Five, for example). The subject matter for Class Six is the figure of Christ, followed by the biographies of great men and women in whom the spirit of Christ has lived. The children start each day with a prayerful verse as given by Rudolf Steiner himself in the original school in Stuttgart. They also experience the changing patterns of the seasons through the celebration of Christian festivals: the Michaelmas Festival in September; the Advent Festival in December; the Spring/Easter Festival in March; the Whitsun Festival in May; and the St John’s or Midsummer Festival in June. Other landmarks of the year such as May Day are also celebrated.

 

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