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  • 30/06/25

    The benefits of learning a musical instrument

    A cello, violin or viola, or perhaps a bassoon or just a basket of firewood? I’m not talking about one of the well-known viola jokes (what is the difference between a violin and a viola -the viola burns longer), but whether or not your child picks out a couple of logs from your basket of firew...
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  • 27/06/25

    Midsummer Garden Tours

    It was great to show old scholars and current parents around the garden. When I open the garden to visitors, I also open up myself, I hope that the garden speaks for itself and that my passion for the spiritual value of a garden is expressed in our discussions. It was interesting to hea...
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  • 26/06/25

    The St Johns Fire at Midsummer

    By Jolene Payne, a Class 12 Parent. 15 years ago, I watched my son carry an apple with a candle in it around a spiral laid from freshly chopped pine. Alongside his peers, he chose the space in which he would place his light. He - one of the children who needed to get out of the spotligh...
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  • 26/06/25

    The Pageant

    All the classes 1-5 together opened the Centenary pageant with a powerful recital of the poem 'White Waves on Arthur's Castle Wall', written by Cecil Harwood, one of the founding teachers of Michael Hall, who dedicated his life to teaching and establishing the school and who also met Rud...
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  • 26/06/25

    Alumni at Midsummer

    Thank You for a Magical Midsummer Festival What a wonderful day it was! On Saturday 21st June, the grounds of Michael Hall came alive with the joy and laughter of our beloved Alumni, as we gathered to celebrate our Midsummer Festival. Thank you to all Michael Hall staff and friends who worked har...
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  • 26/06/25

    Crafts at the Midsummer Festival

    We had a wonderful display of crafts at our Midsummer festival: handwork (Class 1-8), woodwork (Class 6-8) and from the upper school: joinery, ceramics, metalwork, copper work, bookbinding, basketwork, stone carving and pottery. In our school system, we are working with the idea that thinking dev...
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  • 26/06/25

    Michael Hall Waldorf School’s Centenary Midsummer Festival

    A Day of Tradition, Creativity, and Community This year, Michael Hall Waldorf School’s Centenary Midsummer Festival unfolded beneath clear, sunlit skies, setting the perfect stage for a celebration steeped in cherished traditions. The day brimmed with the warmth of community, the vibrancy o...
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  • 26/06/25

    Class 6JC Roman Play

    Class 6 performed a Roman comedy this year. Their new challenge this year was performing a play outside where voice projection is essential and also getting the timing right for the humour to work.
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  • 24/06/25

    Practice-athon - finally!

    In the Spring term, many of our fine young instrumentalists took up the challenge of raising money for the charity, Music For All through the daily practise of their instruments. The pupils and students committed to practising 5 days per week for 4 consecutive weeks. In addition, these bud...
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  • 24/06/25

    Class 10 at the Sikh temple, by Eli

    The Gurudwara Temple Trip was a really cool experience - to be so immersed in a totally different culture and atmosphere for a day was so enlightening, and I really enjoyed it. The Temple was so peaceful and calm; a stark contrast to the chaos of the London surroundings. It was also very interesting...
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  • 18/06/25

    Class 3 Shelters

    After Easter, Class 3 began their second shelters and dwellings main lesson block, exploring the history of homes in Sussex from the Iron Age to the medieval period, and learning how modern brick and timber houses are built. This deepened their understanding of the homes they live in today and suppo...
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  • 12/06/25

    Class 3 trip to Plawhatch Farm

    The children began their adventure with a 3-mile walk through woodland and countryside, eventually arriving at the campsite behind Plawhatch Farm. They quickly set up camp, including sleeping tents and toilet tents, and settled into life outdoors. During their stay, they took part in daily farm t...
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