Meet Our Board// Dina Fieck

AISNT Board Director & Principal of Alice Springs Steiner School

Dina is Principal of The Alice Springs Steiner School, a position she has held since January 2018. She is an educator steeped in the Steiner tradition. Her parents were involved with Steiner Schools, and she attended one herself. All her teaching has been in Steiner Schools. This is fortunate as it can be difficult to find Steiner trained teachers to employ. Dina really does understand the Steiner tradition and philosophy.


Dina began teaching in her early twenties having studied a four-year teacher training qualification at Lorien Novalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education. She was a person who welcomed additional responsibilities. In December 2008 she received her Bachelor of Education from Southern Cross University. From January 2002 - December 2009 she was the Primary School Coordinator at Shearwater, The Mullumbimby Steiner School, NSW.


November 2011 - December 2014 she was Director of Education at Mt Barker Waldorf School Adelaide. June 2015 - November 2017, she held the position of Pedagogical Administrator at the Brooklyn Waldorf School USA. From there she moved to the Forest House Waldorf School Hong Kong China, as the Teacher of class 3, a position she held for 2 years.


Dina furthered her education by studying a Master of Training and Development at the University of New England and then a Doctor of Education at Flinders University. Dina is a highly accomplished educator with broad and international experience complete with a wide variety of skills. Dina’s knowledge makes her a valued board member with AISNT.


Written by Chris Tudor

History of Good Shepherd Lutheran College

April 15, 2025
Good Shepherd Lutheran College Darwin Motto: Identity, Service, Respect It was David Spike the Pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran congregation in Palmerston and Pastor Dr Joe Strelan who was filling a temporary appointment, who injected the idea of a School out in the rapidly growing Palmerston area into both the congregations of St Andrew’s in Nightcliff and Good Shepherd in Palmerston.

Principal Thoughts 2025// Issue 8: Taking Care of Yourself

April 4, 2025
With the first term break occurring at the end of this week there is the danger to hard working Principals that they see it as irrelevant to them. As a result, some Principals feel they are obliged to keep working regardless. Sure, there is “stuff” that has to be done but into this holiday time I think it is important for Principals to set aside some genuine “R and R” time for themselves and to not feel guilty about it.