Imhoff Waldorf School offers a unique solution to the challenges
of our current education climate. Through integrated, holistic
education, that transcends diverse backgrounds, our approach
is proven to develop learners into tomorrow’s leaders.
In response to the demand for this approach to education, we
have designed a new educational facility to be built on our
own site. This development will be grounded in fully sustainable
principles and practices, expanding on our offering to an
under-served South Peninsula Cape Town.
To realise this, we have launched a R75 million
Capital Fundraising Campaign, and are looking
for partners to join us in bringing this powerful initiative to life.
Education is the most powerful weapon
which you can use to change the world. - Nelson Mandela
Imhoff Waldorf School
Who we are
Imhoff Waldorf School provides an education of
excellence based on Rudolph Steiner’s comprehensive
understanding of the human being and the
development of the child. The pedagogy is designed
to meet the child developmentally, and nurture all
dimensions of the human being – physical, emotional,
intellectual, moral and spiritual – and in so doing, prepare
the child for the challenges and opportunities they will
encounter in school and throughout life. Teaching is
considered and practised as an art, whereby teachers
aim not to cram learners with knowledge, but to awaken
- at the right moment - the child’s innate abilities.
Our History
The current Imhoff Waldorf School was founded in 1996
on Imhoff Farm with only one class and one teacher. It
is one of eighteen Waldorf Schools in South Africa and
over 1000 worldwide. It has grown into a community
that encompasses a parent and child circle, a toddler
group, two playgroup classes, three kindergarten
classes, a primary school and a full high school up to
matric. And 2016 is the first year for our Matric Class! With
committed, qualified and experienced teaching staff of
46, administrative staff of five, and cleaning and grounds
team of five, we nurture over 300 children.
The combined new site will allow for a significant increase
of this number to 450 students.
Rudolf Steiner 1861-1925
Our highest endeavour must be to develop free human beings
who are able of themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives.
The need for imagination, a sense of truth, and a feeling of responsibility these three forces are the very nerve of education. - Rudolf Steiner
ARCHITECT: KEITH STRUTHERS
Imhoff Waldorf Playgroup, Kindergarten & Primary School
in need of funding for building
Imhoff Waldorf High School funded separately
Our inclusive approach
We adopt a strong sense of community. This is developed
through constant parental involvement and support,
fundraising projects and an understanding of the needs
of our pioneering school.
To support inclusiveness, we have structured our fees
so they are affordable to parents from a diverse range
of socio-economic backgrounds. The School serves
the communities of the far Southern Cape Peninsula,
including the communities of Masiphumelele and Ocean
View. We also support a crèche in Masiphumelele by
mentoring the teachers, supporting their feeding scheme
and offering craft materials. Our overall endeavour is to
integrate these varied communities into our classrooms.
By implementing a dedicated sponsorship programme
we are constantly working to support more children and
their families throughout their time spent at our school.
At present 10 percent of the children attending our
school are supported by our sponsorship programme.
We are working towards increasing the financial support
for this programme.
The programme plays a key role in community
enrichment. It aims to foster an integrated community
by creating an environment of belonging, respect,
equality and diversity through empowerment
and shared responsibility.
Receive the children in reverence; educate them in love;
let them go forth in freedom. - Rudolf Steiner
Metamorphasis
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Our funding structure
The majority of our school operational funding is secured
through school fees. Further income is created through
strong internal fundraising activities, including a Spring
Fair, auction, Fun Run, Readathon and other smaller
fundraising initiatives. The new school precinct opens
up an excellent opportunity to run additional initiatives
such as a weekly organic market, which will contribute
significant revenues to the school.
Primary
Pre-School
Governance
Imhoff Waldorf School is a Non-Profit Company with
a governance structure that incorporates the
membership through the Parent Body, College of
Teachers and Directors in the Board of Management.
Robust oversight of the management of funds in the
Dragon Tree Project is embedded in this structure.
High School
Why choose Waldorf
The Waldorf schooling method develops free human
beings who are intrinsically motivated to impart
direction to their lives. Their creative and integrative
thinking enables them to pick up any tool and employ
it to its best effect in the expression of this purpose,
be it mathematics, the arts, science, technology,
entrepreneurship and leadership.
We, as educators, remove hindrances so that children
can develop in freedom to fulfil their full human potential.
Feelings are for the soul what food is for the body. - Rudolf Steiner
Tertiary
High School
Pre-School
Key fact about Waldorf education
Waldorf education is now the fastest-growing independent
school movement in the world. Imhoff Waldorf School provides an
educational home to these children on the southern-most tip of
Africa, where two oceans meet – the cold waters of the Atlantic
Ocean on the west and the warmer Indian Ocean waters on the
east. East meets west. The merging of two worlds…
What a strategic place in the world to be!
How to donate
For more detailed information on how to participate,
donate or sponsor our new school development and projects
A portion of funds is allocated to administration and commission to fundraisers.
Primary School
Waldorf education is now the fastest-growing independent
school movement in the world.