Pre-School and Little-Kindy

Lorien Novalis Pre-School and Little Kindergarten classes provide a secure, nurturing environment for children aged 3½ to 5 years old.

Rudolf Steiner stated that –

“The child who lives in such an atmosphere of love and warmth and who has around him really good examples for his imitation, is living in his right element.”

Our aim is to make each child’s transition from home to school a gentle happy experience in an environment that is unfolding and unhurried, and through actions that are worthy of imitation.

Each child is born with a natural reverence for the world around him. He has a sense of wonder, a spontaneous joy in simple things, an enthusiasm for living.
We strive to keep this alive.

At Lorien Novalis, our Pre-School and Little Kindy students and teachers take time to hear the kookaburra’s song, to smell the blossoms on the tree, to feel the smooth texture of acorns and pebbles, to watch ants scurry and caterpillars crawl and to feel splendor at the sight of dew on the grass or the colours of the rainbow. We endeavor to nurture the child’s senses and keep alive the flame of reverence that glows within. Our rituals of blessings before meals and verses to greet and end the day, bring the child to a oneness with the outer world.

We offer an environment where activities are woven into a strong daily rhythm, just as they are in a child’s home life:

•    Cooking and gardening
•    Painting, drawing and modeling
•    Story, song and movement
•    Dressing-up, playing and resting.

We strive to offer continuing opportunity to play imaginatively, with a variety of simple toys made from natural materials. Through play, a young child is able to take in his own experiences and make them fully his own.
Through good quality play they will learn to concentrate, persist, create, discriminate, co-operate and deal with a world of materials, of different situations and people ~ all vital for later learning.

Pre-School Room