About Steiner Education Development Trust (SEDT)
The Steiner Education Development Trust (SEDT) was formed in 2014 to develop and manage the Certificate of Steiner Education (CSE) for use in New Zealand and world-wide.
This CSE provides Steiner schools globally with a contemporary and rigorous secondary school qualification. High-school graduates can use this to gain entry to university and other tertiary education while retaining the Steiner curriculum and pedagogy.
Our People
SEDT has a board of independent trustees/directors who have a long association with Steiner education and are ultimately responsible for its governance and operation. SEDT also employs a General Manager of the Trust who runs the operation.
She brings management and governance skills and as a fluent German speaker is currently supporting our expansion into Europe.
He is the CEO of Hohepa Hawkes Bay where he worked for 23 years. Santiago is a Steiner School alumni and his three children attended the Steiner School. He has a broad range of skills with extensive experience in the health and education sector, as well as in governance and management. He served in a number of organisations over the years and has a strong strategic, communication and development focus. Santiago has vast experience networking in the international anthroposophical movement.
He’s delighted to continue his involvement with Waldorf Education through SEDT, after completing over 30 years operating a successful local real estate business.
During his decades in business Malcolm honed his leadership and management skills.
His contribution to SEDT includes facilitating a collaborative approach to the tasks at hand, implementing project management protocols, and a capacity to investigate and resolve problems and challenges along the way.
Email: generalmanager@sedt.co.nz
Phone: (+64) 21 835 437
Email: zkennedy@sedt.co.nz
Phone: (+61) 411 027 756
Co-workers
Karen oversees both the national and international development of the NZCSE. She chairs the Qualifications Committee which is responsible for the educational management and development of the certificate. She also promotes the CSE in Europe and manages its implementation in schools there, along with establishing a close working relationship with the European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education (ECSWE).
Phone: +64 27428 4477
Email: Kbricegeard@sedt.co.nz
Amelia was a student at Raphael House, returning there in 2008 as an upper-school teacher of English, Social Science and Drama. She continues to actively teach at Raphael House because she loves working with young people.
Her practical experience and pragmatic approach contribute to the effectiveness of SEDT’s moderation arrangements.
Email: aminogue@sedt.co.nz
As a Masters Graduate in Science he was able to share his passion for Physics, Chemistry and Surveying with his students. Later, he became a mentor for teachers at Taruna College, Havelock North and Nanshan Steiner School, Beijing.
Stefan first became involved with SEDT writing assessment exemplars, and translating them into German. He then joined the Qualifications Committee, which is responsible for maintaining the standard of NZCSE.
Email: sfricke@sedt.co.nz
Tanja knows both the internal (school) and external (SEDT) processes of NZCSE. As Country Manager, she promotes CSE in Germany and Switzerland, leads the implementation at interested schools and accompanies them in the first years of their NZCSE experience.
Email: thansen@sedt.co.nz
Ian was part of the team that was instrumental in introducing the NZCSE to Waldorf Schools in the United Kingdom, and he has been involved in implementing the qualification at both South Devon and Cardiff Steiner Schools.
Ian has an enormous amount of experience as a Waldorf teacher. He was a teacher at South Devon Steiner School for over thirty-years and founded the Upper School there.
Since 1998 he has played a leading role in the Upper School at Cardiff Steiner School where he also co-ordinates the delivery of the NZCSE.
Email: ipowell@sedt.co.nz
Her experience as a Steiner / Waldorf teacher, as well as being associated with the development of schools for many years, have helped to inform her work as a consultant.
Katharina is a specialist in organization development and leadership. She also works with young people as they transition from school into the workforce.
Email: kwendt@sedt.co.nz
However, her commitment to Waldorf education has also seen her contribute toward the establishment, governance and development of schools in Austria, Germany, United Kingdom, and South Africa.
Since 2017 Heidrun (a mother of two) has been Principal at Rudolf Steiner School, St Gallen in Switzerland which provides her with the opportunity to use her skills as a coach, mentor and leader.
Email: hweber@sedt.co.nz