Today we celebrated Lunar New Year in School. As it is the Year of the Rabbit, Class II collaborated on a big rabbit drawing, each doing a section. They plan to cut it up and make a jigsaw puzzle out of it! Our Lunar New Year celebration is the start of our various Spring festivals at St Paul's. We celebrated throughout school with decorations and fortune cookies. Our science teacher will teach some Mandarin in his Middle School Maths lessons this week. This is part of the Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural development of our pupils. We aim to foster appreciation for self, others and the environment. We are thankful for the communities within the school who celebrate this festival who have helped us curate it. It is one of our fundamental British values to promote mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. #chinesenewyear #chinesenewyear2023 #yearoftherabbit #drawing #rabbit #schoollife #teamwork #collaboration #independantschool #festival #culture #art #craft #waldorfeducation #waldorf #steinerwaldorf #londonschool #learningthroughart #religiousfestival #project #artproject #culture

Woodwork is an important part of the curriculum at St Paul's Steiner School. In Kindergarten children whittle wood, sand and polish wood for felt hangings and buttons for bags. Class IV make dibbers for seeds and their own skipping ropes. Class V make spoons, Class VI carve beautiful boxes and pull along birds. Class VII and Class VIII have just finished their own stools! #woodwork #wood #tools #craftwithkids #woodshed #whittling #woodcrafts #woodcraft #woodcrafting #woodworking #woodworkingcommunity #woodworkingskills #woodworkingproject #woodworkingtools #woodworker #woodesign #wooddesign #woodcarving #woodturning #woodlovers #art #school #progressiveeducation #alternativeeducation #steinerschool #waldorf #waldorfteacher #waldorfeducation #waldorfinspired

Marmalade making in Gardening Some of the classes have been making the most of seville orange season and making their own marmalade this week outdoors on the fire. The children are lucky to spend an afternoon cooking and preserving over an open fire at school! Looking forward to some on toast next week.... #sevilleoranges #marmalade #preserving #making #forestschool #forestschoolideas #outdoorclassroom #outdoorclass #outdooradventures #instituteforoutdoorlearning #outdoorlife #outdoorcooking #forestschooling #forestschooling #learningthroughplay #learingthroughnature #learning throughexperience #cookingoutdoors #cooking #cookingonfire #cookingoutdoors

As part of our Wellbeing Festival last week, the children and teachers enjoyed collaborative art sessions, yoga, creative writing, juice making and nutrition, games, meditation, singing, drama and a Sound Bath thanks to @nextstopisvenus. The children learnt skills for life about managing their physical and mental health, coping with stress, releasing tension and having fun! It was a very nourishing and enjoyable day for all. #juicing #wellness #wellbeing #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealth #soundbath #emotionalwellbeing #physicalwellbeing #physicalwellness #healthyeating #nutrition #circuits #waldorfeducation #waldorf #positiveeducation #islingtonlife #hackneyparents #hackneymums #healthylifestyle #health #alternativeeducation #teacher #teacherlife #school #schoollife