A brief history of Michael Mount

Michael Mount Waldorf School is founded by a small group of parents and educators familiar with the ground-breaking work of Rudolf Steiner.

The school acquires a 5-hectare campus on Culross Road.

The College of Teachers is founded in October.

The swimming pool is completed.

The dodecahedron is planted with the whole school present (including our current School Administrator, Mr William Bester!). It was planted where the school tuckshop is today.

The tennis courts and first three permanent classrooms are completed.

The Nursery School moves into permanent classrooms.

The Bryanston Organic Market opens on the grounds.

The High School starts.

The Council of Management is established.

The first group of Michael Mount students write matric. David Bruce, a Waldorf alumnus, becomes the first South African conscientious objector to be sentenced to jail. He spends six years in jail for refusing to serve in the South African Defence Force, on the grounds that it is “… not a neutral peace keeping force: it is upholding and defending a racist political system.”

Building of the school’s auditorium commences. The Michael Mount Outreach Programme is established to share expertise, resources, and facilities with disadvantaged schools.

The Michael Mount aftercare facility is established.

The Cyber Centre is completed. The school gets its logo.

Start of the Play Group for children aged 2 to 3. The school gets its first bus.

Double streaming introduced.

Michael Mount hosts the National Waldorf Teachers’ Conference.

Four new classrooms for the High School completed.

The International Waldorf Youth Kgotla (conference) with youth from all over the world, is hosted by Michael Mount.

Building of a new High School block commences.

Michael Mount hosts the National Waldorf Teacher’s Conference.

The Library is completely transformed. Computerised cataloguing starts. Double streaming reaches the High School.

Michael Mount turns 50!

Michael Mount acquires the Steiner Centre from the Anthroposophy Society on campus. It becomes the Steiner Centre for Art, Music, and Drama.

Two adjacent properties are purchased bringing the total size of the Michael Mount campus to 6 hectares.

The Early Childhood Centre is established, and the High School block is extended.

The AdVenture Leadership programme for post-matric students is launched.

Centenary of Waldorf education celebrated worldwide.

Michael Mount turns 60!

40 Culross Road entrance is expanded.

A Green Room extension is added onto the Auditorium building thanks to fundraising by community representatives.

Wellness Centre at 36 Culross opens for business!