Sydney Regional Meeting

Dear Members and Friends of the Sydney Region of SECA,

You are all warmly invited to our next Regional Meeting:

Saturday, APRIL 5, 10am to 3pm at the Castlecrag Campus of Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School, 121 Edinburgh Road, Castlecrag.    

AGENDA

The theme of this meeting will be beginnings ……beginning the day, beginning the year, welcoming  and supporting the beginnings of others (families, children, teachers, assistants) as they journey into Steiner Education. We will then finish the day with a little focus on the experience of ending the day (of course beginnings and endings go hand in hand…)

9:30am Arrive and drop off food, lyres and bags in Marion Mahony Griffin Hall kitchen and then gather at Playgroup Room for herb tea. (signposts will direct)

10:00am  Sandra Frain to guide us through the beginning of a Playgroup Day with a little story and sour dough bread making.

10:30 Kindergarten playground and experience of Kindy start to day. Acknowledgement, Morning Greeting Song and Harvest Circle.

10:45 Introductions with a focus on one little jewel related to theme of how you start the year. Eg. A little beginning of the year ritual, looking at the term as a whole, review previous year and make adjustments, something new for the new year, redo the garden, mend dolls, buy a new mat etc.  

11:15 Sing a communal blessing (round) and then sharing of sourdough and morning tea.

11:30 Bec Whitcombe – contribution to theme. Beginnings and inner preparation.  

12 noon SECA Business – Catherine Pilko

Verse – Sarah David

Apologies/Attendance sheet

Minutes of the Previous Meeting Passed  

SECA News-  

• Upcoming Events – Robyn Brown Zoom in July, Paulene Hanna workshops Northern NSW in April
• Birth to Three News
• Star weavings
• Upcoming Committee Meeting
• Role of Regional Representative expressions of interest for taking on Sydney Regional Representative Role.

12:30pm Shared lunch and networking. Please bring a plate to share.

1:30pm Lullabies, Lyre Playing and Rest Time – We will make friends with our lyres and learn to play and sing a little lullaby. Please bring a lyre. If you do not have a lyre and would like to borrow one please let Catherine know and she will tune one of the spare Glenaeon lyres ready for the session.

2:30pm  Share a game to finish the Day.

3:00pm Closing song and verse

Catherine Pilko