I just wanted to take this opportunity to say thank-you to my dear friend Elaine. Around a week ago I sent a text to a whole bunch of friends asking whether they could perhaps spare a few pencils and stick crayons and general bits ‘n’ pieces to help me get started with bringing Steiner to this special community. I was happy to accept anything really as long as it was in keeping with the good quality products I had grown accustomed to using during my years as a Steiner teacher in Perth. New, used, it didn’t matter, whatever could be donated.
Dear Elaine proceeded to ask me for a couple of photos so that she could tweak the interest of a few people she knew and take it from there. I don’t know what she did but the generosity and magic she has worked has left me lost for words. I’d like to send a massive hug and thank-you to Elaine as well as everyone who contributed. Elaina for the wool, felt, knitting needles, and paper. Lisa for all the beautiful wax crayons – tons of them! Melanie for the monetary contribution that covered postage! Nicole and Jacqui for the wax. Robyn for the paints, Lyra pencils and block crayons and the drawings from the children. Golden Threads shop for the embroidery and knitting needles, tons of Lyra pencils and felt squares. Anna and Vanessa for block crayons. Tanami for blue paint and Elaine for seasonal seeds and for organising this amazing package. Please watch this space for updates on our artistic endeavours with your beautiful and very much appreciated gifts.
Love Vetski xxx
On the road with my dog 
this is amazing, but in saying that – not so amazing ! this is normal – this is how it should be 🙏🏽
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Yvette, you deserve this support. We are so grateful to you for bringing Steiner Ed into remote communities where it is so compatible with the needs of the mobs, so practical and so healing. Hopefully it will inspire other Steiner Educators to do the same, and then to bring Indigenous knowledges back into Steiner schools where that is also sorely needed.
Much love to you, special lady xx
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Awwww…yes in the short time I have been here and with the very little I have brought (circle, finger-knitting, guided drawing) I have noticed the children have been very receptive. It takes a leap of faith from an open-minded principal to afford some changes so people – we need to infiltrate! Unfortunately it looks like I won’t be back here next year but I am on a mission to keep spreading and sharing the Steiner curriculum. You know its funny because the latest ‘fad’ language program is ‘talk for writing’ where a story is told and intensely used to develop writing skills – emmmm…yeah, hundred years ahead of you mate! So frustrating trying to convince people when there are clearly initiatives that mirror what we have been doing for ages – only we don’t do the hard sell or wrap it up in shiny plastic!
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