OBSERVATION,
REASONING AND
SCIENTIFIC ENQUIRY
Module 8 - class 6
You may enrol in each module individually, or as a module in the full Primary Certificate course.
Overview
Class 6 marks the beginning of a new phase of development as children move towards adolescence. At this stage, they demonstrate an increasing capacity for objective observation, precision, causal thinking, cause-and-effect reasoning, and a disciplined, systematic approach to physical activity and practice work. They seek greater accuracy in their understanding of the world and are increasingly interested in how things work and why they happen.
Dates: 5 October – 16 November 2027
Term: 8
Duration: 7 weeks | Live Online: 2 hours per week
Tutors: Pauline Lucas
Fee: $560
Key Learning Areas
- The developmental characteristics of the Class 6 child
- The educational aims of Class 6
- The Class 6 curriculum and Main Lesson blocks
- Physics and the phenomenological approach to science
- Geology, mineralogy, and the study of the Earth
- Roman history and its developmental significance
- Geometry and practical mathematics
- Lesson planning and the integration of artistic and academic learning
- Assessment practices in a Waldorf setting
Assessment
• Prepare an artistically presented portfolio for three different main lessons with appropriate content and artworks
• Written reflection on the ways in which the Science Main Lesson meets the developing consciousness of the Class 6 child
Standards
Steiner Education Australia
1.1, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
Hague Circle
Yes
AITSL Standards
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 4,1, 4,2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.4
