General News
2 May, 2025
School set to enhance campus
KURANDA’S Steiner School is looking to the community to assist in creating a “shared vision” for the next 10 years.
Set on 42 hectares of rainforest, the school is making plans to enhance its school campus by developing buildings and outdoor spaces.
The facility provides early childhood services along with primary school and high school (to Grade 8). It is renown for its holistic and creative approach to education, whilst upholding academic excellence and the highest standards for its pupils.
New principal Chani Cardwell says the school is inviting locals to share their ideas and suggestions about the school’s future development in a community workshop on Friday.
“We have the land. We have ambition. We now need a shared vision to take us through to 2035,” Chani explained.
“We aim to create a region-leading learning environment that offers the finest education for generations to come.
“We’re ensuring that our buildings and outdoor spaces are well-organised, beautifully designed, and efficiently delivered to enhance our school campus in a way that positively impacts the schooling experiences of young people. Good design really matters.”
Community views from the workshop will shape the school’s Master Plan, and the future development of its Kuranda campus.
Sarah Rizvi, long-time Kuranda resident and strategic planner, said: “The most successful master plans preserve a location’s unique character, support diversity, and make connections between school buildings, social settings (including areas for play) and the environment.
“The long-term goal is to ensure that the school’s facilities are aligned with its educational, operational, sustainability, and growth requirements, and that the future needs of the Kuranda, Cairns and Tablelands communities are considered.”
The second of two master planning community engagement events is being held at the Cairns Hinterland Steiner School Hall this Friday (2 May) from 5.30pm-7.30pm. Further details are on the school website: www.chss.qld.edu.au
