Love Lane Stourbridge
West Midlands DY8 2EA
Tel 01384 394633 Fax 01384 393608
info@elmfield.com
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Situated
on a green and leafy campus 13 miles West of Birmingham, Elmfield School is an
independent school with 320 places for children aged from 3 to 17. Pupils follow
the international Steiner Waldorf
curriculum and, in addition, in Upper School, take GCSE examinations.
The education is based on
the philosophy and educational insights of Rudolf Steiner, which recognises that
children learn in different ways at different stages of their
development. Steiner Waldorf schools introduce subjects in ways that
correspond to the developmental needs of the growing child, supporting the
natural emergence of personal responsibility and social awareness.
We offer a balance of academic, artistic and practical activities. It is our aim to enable young people to develop their full potential.
French and German are taught
from age six. Class exchanges are held with other European Steiner
Waldorf schools, and each year a number of pupils from abroad attend our Upper
School, staying with families in the school community.
One of over 900 Steiner
Waldorf schools world-wide, Elmfield School was founded in 1946. It is subject to OfSTED inspections.
The mixed gender and ability classes have each about 20 to 25 pupils. Elmfield's
facilities include a hall and gymnasium and specialised rooms for art,
crafts and music. New buildings were opened in 1979 and 1995, providing
additional classrooms, a well equipped science laboratory, a special hall
for music, dance and movement, and facilities for information technology.
The buildings are surrounded by beautiful grounds and a variety of play,
teaching and activity areas, including a multi-purpose hardcourt.
If you would like us to
send you a prospectus, application form or details of forthcoming Open
Evenings for prospective parents, please contact the school office by phone,
fax or e-mail. Prospective parents
are welcome to attend Open Days, Open Evenings or Open Morning Tours,
which offer an opportunity to see the School at work.