Orana Steiner School

Orana Steiner School inspires students to grow into confident, capable, truthful and creative human beings. It provides children with the balance between academic and creative; discipline and freedom; and individual and social development. This holistic approach to education is designed to nurture the development of the whole child as they learn and mature. The curriculum at Orana provides a solid foundation in academic subjects such as English, Mathematics, Science, Geography and History, as well as a dedicated programme of Technology, the Arts and Health and Physical Education. Founded in 1981 and set within unique and natural surroundings, Orana now has 640 students enrolled from Pre-school to Year 12 and is an independent, co-educational and non-denominational school located in Weston, Canberra. Orana’s educational philosophy is inspired by the work of Rudolf Steiner, the Austrian-born scientist, philosopher, artist and educator. The first Steiner school was established in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1919 and now there are over 1,300 Steiner schools across the world, with over 50 Steiner schools in Australia alone.