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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

An online workshop with Robyn Brown 18th - 20th July
“At the heart of Waldorf Education lies an approach that seeks to meet each child on his or her own terms, and yet the new and greater challenges presented by many children today lie outside the traditional training of most teachers.”
SECA is delighted to be able to offer an online training with Robyn Brown, kindergarten and class teacher, founder of Mulberry Farm Center for Curative Education in California, and author of ‘A Practical Guide to Curative Education -The Ladder of the Seven Life Processes.’
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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

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...

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Pre-school education against the destruction of our livelihoods

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...

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Education in Light of Anthroposophy

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...

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Upcoming Events

National Teachers Conference
07-07-2025 12:00 am
Conferences
Curative Education in Early Childhood
18-07-2025 8:00 am
Workshop
Victoria Regional Meeting
02-08-2025 9:00 am
Regional Meetings
 

Positions Vacant

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

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Videos about Steiner/Waldorf education
Parenting Articles
Parent and Carer Resources
Resources for SECA Members