Our Journey

Nature-Based Learning For Early Years Children

2013 - Guilford Steiner Playgroup Opens

Guildford Steiner Playgroup began in mid 2013. As local parents joined this new group, they discovered the value of the Steiner method in nurturing their children. As we grew and added more educators and families, River Blossom Education Association Inc was formed and the school moved to new premises in Midland.

Our playgroups continued to expand and we also ran several other educational activities, including home school workshops and curriculum support and a Kindergarten program one morning a week.

2016 - Beginning Our Mixed-Age Kindergarten

In 2016 we began our first mixed-age Kindergarten (3-6 years) operating as an Education and Care Service and began the process of applying for school registration. In December of that year, we officially changed our name to Helena River Steiner School, and took on the lease of the property next door for our new primary class.

2020 - Registration And Growing Our School

On 26 June 2018, the school formally received non-government school registration.

Over the next few years, the school continued to grow and expand. In November 2020, Helena River Steiner School was granted approval by the Education Minister to add a High School to our educational offering. We purchased a beautiful property on Stirling Crescent, Hazelmere where we began to establish our second campus.

2026 - A Forever Home To Continue The Journey

We now operate our Early Childhood, Primary and Hybrid Class 1-8 at our Hazelmere campus, our forever home. The campus is nestled on the banks of the Helena River, intersecting urban and rural environments, where city meets nature, culture meets culture and family meets community.

From 2026, we repositioned our name to Helena River Waldorf School.

From little things, big things grow…. Helena River Waldorf School grew from an idea that first took shape in a little parish hall in a Guildford park.

Mission Statement 

Vision

On Whadjak Noongar boodja, guided by love for all life on earth, we strive to foster clear, enlightened thinking, warmth of feeling and strength of will for good deeds and life-long purpose.

Mission

Helena River Waldorf School aims to provide education based on the principles of Rudolf Steiner to children and families.

We will do this by:

  • Fostering the healthy unfolding of each unique individual in a creative, nurturing and respectful community.

  • Providing a curriculum and pedagogy appropriate to the developmental stage and needs of the learner. We educate the whole human being in thinking, feeling and willing through learning experiences which engage the head, heart and hands, guided by a sense for goodness, beauty and truth. We seek to inspire love of learning, curiosity for life and moral engagement with the world that will carry on throughout the lifespan.

  • Striving to engender care, respect and reverence for the natural and spiritual worlds.

Visit Our Campus Today

Discover the difference a Waldorf education can make for your child. We warmly invite families to book a school tour at Helena River Waldorf School and experience our Early Childhood, Primary and Hybrid programs firsthand. Secure your child’s place in our nurturing, nature-rich learning environment today.