Steiner Voices XYZ18 Aug 2025

Pioneering Parents: “Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained!”

What do you do when your eldest daughter comes home at the end of Year 4 and says “I’m not going back!” Bill Wood was training teachers as a Lecturer in the Philosophy of Education when he faced this situation. He and wife Rosemary explored the options and they took a risk in enrolling daughter Joanna in one of the early classes at Mt Barker Waldorf School, a class that became the pioneering class of the high school. It was a risk, but they took the view “Nothing ventured, nothing gained”. So Joanna was in the first class to complete the high school, went on to graduate in Medicine with Honours and is today an Emergency Physician, with her own three children attending the school. In this episode Bill tells this family story and how he was impressed with the way narrative and music combined with main lesson content to create a coherent and rigorous learning environment for a very able child. For more information about Steiner education: ⁠⁠https://steinereducation.edu.au/⁠⁠ For more information about locations and contact details of Steiner schools: ⁠⁠https://steinereducation.edu.au/schools/⁠⁠ Teacher education and professional learning: ⁠⁠https://steinereducation.edu.au/events/⁠⁠ Working in a Steiner school: ⁠⁠https://steinereducation.edu.au/jobs/#vacancies⁠⁠ Our facebook page is ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/steinereducationaustralia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/steinereducationaustralia/⁠⁠ The beautifully performed theme music ‘Libertango’ is played by Esther Abrami and Alexandra Whittingham. Esther’s website: ⁠⁠https://www.estherabrami.com/⁠⁠ Alexandra’s website: ⁠⁠https://www.alexandrawhittingham.com/⁠⁠ Podcast produced by: ⁠⁠https://piccolopodcasts.com.au/

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