Are you a part of our kindy whānau and planning a holiday? Here’s some info we’d love to share with you.

At Four Seasons Kindergarten, our values are more than words on paper—they are the living heart of our teaching, relationships, and daily rhythms.

Whilst we’d love for life to be joyous all the time, this isn’t reality. We welcome all emotions, especially the uncomfortable ones, with loving warmth.

Sharing a meal happens every day, it's a special time to nourish and connect.

Supporting tamariki with toileting independence is a journey we take together.

Our philosophy guides our approach to teaching and learning as a community at Four Seasons Kindergarten. As part of Steiner Waldorf Education's worldwide network, we share the responsibility of serving Rudolf Steiner's art of education.

How we manage our financial sustainability, a guide to understanding our fees and optional charges.

As kaiako, we focus on how to talk with tamariki, always asking ourselves: Too much, too little, what does this child need from me in this moment? We pass it through the lens of ‘Is it kind, true, necessary, and is what I am going to offer better than silence?’

At the end of the kindergarten or school day you have a natural curiosity to know all about your child’s day. “How was your day?” or “what did you do today?” are regular questions asked at kindergarten and school pick up time.

Keen to join our community? Here’s the initial information you’ll need to get started.

Create pockets of calm during the festive season

Four Seasons: Our fees explained

You only have to look around our Kindergarten to notice the value that we put on exposure to nature. It permeates throughout both our inside and outside area and is an integral part of all that we are here. The Bush Kindergarten experience is involving our children in another aspect of being in nature.

The beginning of the kindergarten journey, for some tamariki a first time being nurtured outside of whanau, this can be met with trepidation. At Four Seasons Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten we focus intentionally on the formation of a solid relationship before a tamaiti begins with us.

Why starting the kindergarten day punctually helps with belonging and inclusion

Choosing gifts for your children that align to your family values this Christmas can be an easy way to help the overload of ‘stuff’ that can make its way into your home. The bonus of making choices this way means you won’t need to look to decluttering once the festive season and holidays come to an end.

In 2008 I’d been a mother for just a little over 6 months and I met Fenella and Dineen at the Four Seasons Rudolf Steiner Playgroup.  Together, with Fenella’s vision to bring a Steiner Kindergarten to Taupō, we created Four Seasons Kindergarten, opening our doors a decade ago.  Fenella, Dineen along with Shawn Vennell and myself continue to lead the vision of Four Seasons Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten in a governance role.

The complex learning at kindergarten includes tamariki (children) exploring and testing social boundaries, especially when they differ from those they may experience in their home or other social settings. Experimentation with swear words is a perfect example of this.