Parents & Friends Association

The Orana Parents and Friends Association (P&F) is a separately incorporated association, which belongs to the parents, teachers and staff of Orana. The P&F is a vital part of the Orana community. It offers parents opportunities to meet each other and share information and to become more involved with their school through a number of community-building events and fundraising activities.

The P&F is run by an Executive Committee of volunteers from the school community and is also directly responsible for the Orana P&F Shop, a store of events equipment as well as the organisation of Class Coordinators.

The P&F supports a number of school community activities and events such as the Craft ’n Cafe, Community Markets, Twilight Tea, Autumn Picnic, Birthday Dinner and the Spring Fair.

Orana parents and teachers are automatically members of the Association and are welcome at any of the General Meetings held monthly at the school.

For more information please email p&f@oranaschool.com.

Sophia Group

The Sophia Group is a separately incorporated association which is an integral part of the Orana School community. Its vision is that the school be rich with opportunities and experiences inspired by the work of Rudolf Steiner. The Sophia Group organises events and courses for parents and teachers to increase their knowledge and understanding of Anthroposophy. Anthroposophy is the spiritual philosophy based on Steiner’s teachings.

Examples of events are:

• artistic and creative workshops
• opportunities for experiential learning
• introductory workshops for new parents
• practical advice on parenting skills
• sharing opportunities for parents
• support for the educational work of the teachers
• opportunities for personal growth

Any member of the Orana community is welcome. No previous experience or knowledge of Steiner’s work or of Anthroposophy is required.

The Sophia Group has presented many talks on topics such as, artistic therapy, creative discipline, behaviour and boundaries, parenting the temperaments and raising a healthy child. The Sophia Group has also presented: craft courses including Steiner doll making, ‘Kinder chats’ on many topics of relevance to the young child, voice workshops, biodynamic gardening workshops, Steiner curriculum courses and many others.

Details of our future courses can be found in the Sophia News publication (once per term) or in the School Bulletin (fortnightly).

For more information please contact the Front Office or email sophia.group@oranaschool.com.