Our School

Situated in the heart of the southern suburbs, Michael Oak is a beautiful small private school community with children from playgroup to matric.

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WHY WALDORF?

Michael Oak Waldorf School seeks to awaken the whole child towards creative responsibility, developing confident, balanced individuals empowered to work with the challenges of today and tomorrow.

Michael Oak is a diverse coeducational school from Playgroup to Matric. Established in 1962, Michael Oak has around 400 students at Kindergarten, Primary and High School levels situated on our beautiful neighbourhood campus in the heart of the southern suburbs of Cape Town. It is one of 16 Waldorf Schools in South Africa and more than 1000 worldwide.

Kindergarten

Primary School

High School

COMMUNITY NOTICES

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MORE ABOUT OUR APPROACH

Waldorf and Project-Based Learning (PBL)

Why Waldorf – Reflections from a high school teacher

A glimpse into the Waldorf School Kindergarten

Why the 13th year – Caroline Marquardt

“Receive the children in reverence, educate them in love, and send them forth in freedom.”

Rudolf Steiner

Founder, Waldorf School movement

“For every one step that you take in the pursuit of higher knowledge, take three steps in the perfection of your own character.”

Rudolf Steiner

Founder, Waldorf School movement

“Activities demanding manual and bodily skill, such as knitting, leads to the enhancement of the faculty of judgement.”

Rudolf Steiner

Founder, Waldorf School movement

“You’ll be able to gain insight and reach a conclusion only by applying the powers of mind, intellect, soul, heart, spirit, and imagination.”

Rudolf Steiner

Founder, Waldorf School movement

“The basis of artistic creation is not what is, but what might be; not the real, but the possible.”

Rudolf Steiner

Founder, Waldorf School movement