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Newsletter 24 - Term 3 - 10 September 2026
A weekly newsletter for Michael Mount families and friends, sharing an insight into our conscious, dynamic education
World Waldorf Early Childhood Conference
The conference marked the centenary of Waldorf early childhood education and brought together colleagues from around the world in a spirit of celebration, gratitude and renewed commitment. It offered an opportunity to honour the pioneers whose vision, courage and dedication laid the foundations of the worldwide Waldorf early childhood movement.
On AI and Creating
We have to start rejecting the idea that we are all replaceable. There is something fundamental that we can do that AI cannot. AI will take over all the monotonous tasks and we will be left with making the work that requires some soul and real critical thinking.
Class 3 – Age 9 – The Rubicon Year
In the 9th year of a child’s life, they go through a change. In the Waldorf school, we call this the Rubicon year. It is the first time the child sees themselves as separate from the world. They start to see themselves as ‘I am here’ and ‘the world is there’. This is the second birthing of the ‘I’. The first occurs around the age of 3, when the child can express themselves as ‘I’ for the first time. This time it is the birthing of their self-awareness.