Rosie, a Play and Occupational Therapist, discovered Steiner Education as a Therapist in the NHS. She has worked communally alongside young adults with learning difficulties and over the years assisted in the kindergarten. Rosie initiated groups for parents and toddlers in November 2004, which she has established further in the wider community.

Janet is currently in her second year of the Foundation Degree in Steiner Waldorf Early Childhood Education and Care through the University of Plymouth.  Janet worked in State Education for 8 years and was involved in the promotion of extending play based education into Key Stage 1. In 2004 she started The Gower Steiner Waldorf Initiative with a Parent and Child Plus group and ran the Gower Kindergarten in 2006/7.  Janet moved with her family to Carmarthenshire in 2007 to attend Nant-y-Cwm and therefore access Steiner Education for all their children.  Although Janet comes from East London she has lived in Wales for 14 years and has a GCSE in Users Welsh, Defnyddio’r Gymreig.

Niki joined us as Kindergarten Assistant in 2007. She is very experienced with children of all ages and has previously worked with learning support groups.

Wendy joined the school this year in September 2009.  She also teaches green woodworking and gardening

Class 3/4  Class Teacher - Lucy Infray

Lucy grew up in France and was educated at a Steiner School there. She moved to Wales in 2005 and began working at Nant-y-Cwm as a Kindergarten Assistant. In 2007 Lucy moved to the Main School to teach and began the part-time Waldorf Teacher Training Course. Lucy is currently our Class 2/3 Teacher and also takes French and Music lessons.

John joined us officially in 2008 but has been involved as a volunteer at the School since his children started at Nant Y Cwm in 2006. Previously John worked as a tutor and project manager from Greenlinks Community Group and as a Countryside Education Warden. His enthusiam for teaching and children led him to take on Class Teaching alongside the Steiner Teacher Training in January 2009.  John also takes Games and modelling classes.

Jane was born in New Moat a few miles from Nant-y-Cwm. Jane sent her eldest son to the first Kindergarten when the school opened in 1979 and has been a mainstay of the School ever since.  A qualified Steiner Teacher, Jane also teaches Handwork and Painting.

Painting – Jane Winters

Learning support - Kate Sherringer & Janet Daly