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The Little Yarra Steiner School really began with a gift. In 1986, while the school's first Kindergarten and Prep group was getting under way in temporary premises in Wesburn, local farmer, Alan Earle, agreed to have the school built on his property along the Little Yarra River.

When Alan's land proved too flood prone for a major building

development, he gave his land to be sold, so a more suitable property could be bought for the school. Alan's gift enabled the purchase of the current property and the school in 1989 was able to move from a small Public Hall to its new home, a beautiful 60 acre block, also along the Little Yarra River, two km south of Yarra Junction.

The beauty, central location and generous size of the property, which was more than what was needed for the school, gave rise to a broader long term vision which includes a bio dynamic farm and other cultural initiatives such as a performing arts centre, recording studio, artisans workshops, adult education facilities and similar ventures complementary to the school and forming part of a larger spiritually and culturally inspired centre arising over time within a supportive community. The growth of a strong and viable school has been the first step and foundation for further developments in the future.

Since moving to Little Yarra Rd. with a hand full of children in 1989, the school has grown to over 250 students, ranging from Kindergarten to class 12. With the inception of the first class 12 in 2004 the school has been able to offer an exiting alternative program for the senior school which embraces elements of the VCE with a Steiner Curriculum including

the year 12 project approach which has been pioneered and proved to be extremely successful in the Steiner School movement overseas and in Australia.

205 Little Yarra Road, PO BOX 19, Yarra Junction 3797
Ph: 5967 1953, Fax: 5967 2345
www.lyss.vic.edu.au