Our distinctive Kindergarten building, purpose-built in 1990, lies at the heart of the school grounds, not as a small-scale copy of the adult world but providing an environment that keeps in mind the needs of the child to create, initiate and imagine.
Each of the four Kindergarten rooms has its own cloakroom facilities, its own cooking area and its own entrance to a large communal garden with swings, a sandpit, lawn and fruit trees.
The rhythm of daily life is simple and unhurried, with imagination and initiative free to unfold unhindered by such notions as "achievement", "success" and "failure." The rich imagery of fairy-tales, poetry, plays and songs nourish the child's language and feelings.
Circle games and outdoor play increase physical strength, agility and grace while seasonal festivals foster a meaningful connection with nature. Kindergarten education at the Edinburgh Rudolf Steiner School is comprehensive and stimulating, encouraging the school's youngest children to be at ease with themselves and to be eager, creative and responsive when they begin their formal education in the Lower School.