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'Freeing the Spirit of Childhood'

Welcome to SECA

The Australian Association for Rudolf Steiner Early Childhood Education (SECA) is part of an international movement dedicated to the protection, development and strengthening of Steiner/Waldorf Early Childhood care and education of the child from the developmental stages of pre-birth to the age of seven.

Our aim is to share knowledge and experience among early childhood colleagues and with the community; to organise and provide professional development in Steiner/Waldorf Early Childhood Education; and to contribute to and nourish Rudolf Steiner/Waldorf early childhood in Australia and worldwide.

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Why Become a Member?

SECA is dedicated to supporting Early Childhood teachers in Australia through access to pedagogical resources, mentorship programs, professional and personal development and collegial community.

Becoming a SECA member is to join the growing network of Steiner/Waldorf Early Childhood educators across Australia and support the work of protecting childhood and strengthening Steiner/Waldorf pedagogy in the care and education of the child's first seven years of life.

Individual members will have access to SECA’s growing library of resources, access to the Vital Years Conferences and recordings, dedicated forums for access to our panel of experienced teachers and mentors, as well as the quarterly newsletter “Star Weavings”.

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Curative Education in Early Childhood

July 18^{th -}20^th 2025

Join us online for an early childhood workshop over three mornings with Robyn Brown.

In our homes, kindergartens and schools today we encounter children at younger & younger ages who need more than most current models of care & education can provide. They come with obstacles & challenges to their incarnation & growth that require a more specialised lens through which to see them. Rudolf Steiner’s Curative Education lectures can shine light for us to guide our efforts to meet these children.

Join us for a workshop with Robyn Brown to explore what it truly means to observe & why those observations are useful.

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SECA Professional Development

2-Day Workshop in Northern NSW with Paulene Hanna

Saturday 26th April and Monday 28 April We invite all members and educators in and around Northern NSW to join us for a very special two-day workshop with experienced Steiner early childhood educator Paulene Hanna. Participants can attend 1 day or both days. Day 1: The Educator as an Artist who is Creative Day 2: Play as a Foundational Experience of the Curriculum Cost is $75.00 per day per person or $ 120.00 for the 2 days - (Morning tea provided) Register before 4th April

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Towards sustainability: A mobility project for the development of the daycare center

Winner of the European Innovative Teaching Award (EITA) for Finland.

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Parents Under Pressure

The U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Parents

Parents often say parenting is one of the best jobs but also one of the hardest. I see this reﬂected in the faces of new parents who radiate love for their babies through their sleep deprivation. I hear it in the voices of more veteran parents who delight in their children’s emerging personalities even as they grapple with how to keep them safe and healthy in a precarious and sometimes dangerous world. ...

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About the Early Years

Essential Characteristics of Steiner/Waldorf Education for the Child from Birth to Seven. The future development of each individual child and of humanity as a whole depends on health-giving experiences in the first seven years of life...

Pre-school education against the destruction of our livelihoods

by Philipp Reubke, a contribution to the Goetheanum Pedagogical Section... In June 2023, the newspaper «Le Monde» launched a long-term assignment on environmental destruction and global warming: «Extreme» was the only appropriate word to describe the extent of the destruction and imbalance...

Education in Light of Anthroposophy

Anthroposophy (which can be translated as ‘the consciousness of our humanity’) offers a pathway of understanding for those who are interested in developing an appreciation of humanity, life and the world from...

Upcoming Events

International Teacher Education Forum
19-04-2025 2:00 pm
Zoom Meeting

SECA Professional Development - Northern NSW - DAY 1
26-04-2025 9:30 am
Workshop

SECA Professional Development - Northern NSW - DAY 2
28-04-2025 9:00 am
Workshop

Positions Vacant

View the latest early childhood vacancies in member school kindergartens and preschools around Australia.

Member Schools

See the list of member schools, Kindergartens and Early Childhood centres around Australia

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Mentoring

Individual members and organisations are invited to contact us about our mentorship programs that assist new early childhood teachers and centres across Australia. Find a mentor in your region or become a mentor... Not a member? Become a member today

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Training Organisations

Videos about Steiner/Waldorf education

Parenting Articles

Parent and Carer Resources

Resources for SECA Members