Orana School
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Orana School is a co-educational school in Weston
Weston, Australian Capital Territory
Weston is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. On Census night 2006, Weston had a population of 3,176 people....

, Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

, Australia
Australia
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. It was founded in 1981. The teaching curriculum is based on the works of Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner was an Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect, and esotericist. He gained initial recognition as a literary critic and cultural philosopher...

. It currently enrolls children from pre-sessional kindergarten through to year 12. The school offers a wide range of subjects, and has a great focus on art and music. From halfway through Class Three to the same time in Year Four, students participate in the String Program, in which all students play either the violin, viola or the cello for at least a year.
Although Orana is a small school ,and is the only school for Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner was an Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect, and esotericist. He gained initial recognition as a literary critic and cultural philosopher...

Education in the ACT.

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