Background

The 1st Steiner-Waldorf Kindergarten opened in 1998... ...in a small house along the Magadi Road on the outskirts of Nairobi. It was led by 3 teachers from Germany (Florian, Vojko and Irmgard). The following year the school moved to Mbagathi extending the kindergarten to a 1st Grade primary class. 

Responsibilities

• Playing a wide musical range - folk melodies, classical pieces, and simple accompaniments suited to different ages
• Improvise and accompany eurythmy movement sensitively and responsively
• Work closely with eurythmy teachers and be part of a child's daily rhythm
• Learning eurythmy's musical requirements if not already familiar
• Punctuality and a warm rapport with children

Qualifications

• A pianist with strong improvisational skill and the ability to follow and support movement in real time
• Ideally, some familiarity with Waldorf education or eurythmy (training can be provided)
• A varied musical vocabulary suited to different ages and moods
• Reliability, warmth, and enjoyment working with children

• Playing a wide musical range - folk melodies, classical pieces, and simple accompaniments suited to different ages
• Improvise and accompany eurythmy movement sensitively and responsively
• Work closely with eurythmy teachers and be part of a child's daily rhythm
• Learning eurythmy's musical requirements if not already familiar
• Punctuality and a warm rapport with children

• Strong improvisational skill
• Ability to follow and support movement in real time
• Varied musical vocabulary
• Reliability
• Warmth
• Enjoyment working with children

• BA/BSc/HND
• A pianist with strong improvisational skill and the ability to follow and support movement in real time
• Ideally, some familiarity with Waldorf education or eurythmy (training can be provided)
• A varied musical vocabulary suited to different ages and moods
• Reliability, warmth, and enjoyment working with children