To celebrate York Environment Festival, York Steiner School is running a series of free events for families to enjoy. All of the events are shaped to support families and children build their connection to the natural world through play, story, song and food.
Saturday 3rd October - Family and Earth - 10am - 12pm
This Saturday play group is a one-off free event for children up to the age of 4 years old to attend with parents or carers.Enjoy a child centred play session with seasonal foods and plastic-free crafts and toys. We will share songs and stories aiming to nurture a relationship between children, families and the Earth. Families attending will receive resources to take home and help to continue to nurture their child’s connection to the natural world.Booking is required for this event and can be done in two ways: email admissions@yorksteinerschool.org or call 01904 654983 and select the ‘admissions’ option.Find us at York Steiner School, Fulford Cross, YO10 4PB______________________________________________________________________
Saturday 3rd October - Parenting through a connection to the natural world 10am - 12:30pm
We invite families with children aged 3-7 years old to join us for a day of exploring our connection to the natural world, in our kindergarten classrooms and garden.Participants can enjoy traditional crafts, bread making, carding wool, apple pressing, jam making and sewing. In our garden families will be invited to make chappatis on the fire. Resources will be available for families to continue supporting a connection to cycles of the season in the natural world.Booking is required for this event and can be done in two ways: email admissions@yorksteinerschool.org, or phone 01904 654983.Suitable for ages 3+.Find us at York Steiner School, Fulford Cross, York YO10 4PB_________________________________________________________________________
Saturday 10th October - York Steiner School Allotment Jamboree - 10am - 2pm
Your are welcomed to our outdoor classroom for a celebration of fruits, grown at our allotment, and in the gardens and hothouses of friends. Join us around the fire, help to make jam and enjoy a bowl of soup with vegetables grown in our allotment and bread from our partners at Bluebird Bakery.Booking is not required for this event, just turn up!Suitable for ages 4+.This event will have the option to make a donation. Any donations offered will be invested back into the allotment.Find us at York Steiner School, Fulford Cross, York YO10 4PB___________________________________________________________________________
Half term activity! Tuesday 27th October - 10am - 1pm
York Steiner School is partnering with York’s Foss Fairy Trail (with support from York St John’s University) to bring you a morning of magic, music and wonder on the Foss Fairy Trail. Fairy tales will be brought to life with puppets, you can enjoy fairy making with natural materials and live music from fiddlers to flutists will guide you along the trail. This will be a wonderful way to spend time out in nature and come to appreciate this beautiful trail in the centre of York.Booking is not required for this event, just turn up!The exact location of this event can be found using the following What3Words: dose.shapes.became (find out more about what3words)This event is free to attend with an option to make a small donation for the purpose of supporting the Foss Fairy Trail.