Since 1963, The Camphill School has been dedicated to children and youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities by offering individualized hands-on learning opportunities, fulfilling work, and meaningful social connections.
Capital Campaign
As we marked The Camphill School’s 60th anniversary in December 2023, we have a unique and historic opportunity to step boldly into the future with a renewal of our campus. The results of an extensive Master Planning process, combined with feedback from the Feasibility Study, have revealed that The Camphill School has both the need and the capacity for this significant undertaking.
Driving down Children’s Village Lane, you enter a village with many homes, with many people. Our children are not at home within themselves, but here they find an outer home as they live with others and others live with them…
Families take many forms. From the so-called “traditional” – mother, father, children – to alternative set-ups like mother, aunt, grandfather, children. No one is better than the other. No form is right or wrong. What being part of a family really means is being surrounded by people who care about you and understand you…
We’re excited to announce that The Camphill School will once again join the #GivingTuesday celebration on Tuesday, December 3rd! Our goal is to raise $50,000 for the Ember and Woodledge renovations. With your support, our students will create lasting memories…
On Saturday, October 5, Parent CONNECT hosted the Camphill Fall Film Festival and Parent Workshop at Beaver Run. The event was attended by over 100 current parents, alumni parents, students, siblings, family friends, and community members. The Parent Workshop is a tradition each fall but this year was special with the Pennsylvania premiere of Raising Bar…
Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who are able of themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives. The need for imagination, a sense of truth, and a feeling of responsibility—these three forces are the very nerve of education.