Newsletter 28 - Term 4 - 30 October 2025
A weekly newsletter for Michael Mount families and friends, sharing an insight into our conscious, dynamic education
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Thriving in a Future Driven by AI: A Tech Leader’s Reflections
Tech leader and AI entrepreneur, Rob Wray, weighs in on how we should prepare children for an AI-enhanced future. He has chosen to send his child to a Waldorf School, because he says that key traits like resourcefulness, curiosity, emotional intelligence, and creativity are things no machine can replicate. Encouraging play, experimentation, and open-ended problem-solving lays the groundwork for thriving in a future driven by AI.
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Research on What Makes Learning ‘Stick’
In Waldorf Education, connections are constantly being made between lessons. Spanning from connections in history that cross over to movement (when students learn to throw a Javelin while studying Greek History) or connections between theatre productions that directly mirror in classroom studies. The impact? “At a neural level, the strength of a memory depends largely on how many connections are made to other memories when learning.
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Alumni Spotlight: Raidon Hunter-Swart, Class of 2023
Alumni Spotlight: Looking back, I know my Waldorf education gave me the courage and skills to step into this world. The Class 11 project, in particular, taught me that when you pursue something with passion and perseverance, doors open. To any student wondering where your journey may lead, trust the process, because it can take you further than you ever imagined.
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