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.
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”.
From the IASWECE Council (International Association for Steiner/Waldorf Early Childhood Education)
May 2024
...It is during the first years of a human being's life that he or she learns the most. This is indisputable, the amount of learning that a young child is capable of acquiring is enormous. But how do children learn? Do they learn through explanations and contents? Or do they have other innate capacities to learn? ...
Rudolf Steiner spoke of education as a 'social question'. What did he mean? Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the renowned French writer, said in his biography: "If we want a world of peace and justice, we must resolutely place intelligence at the service of love." ...
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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