Parent Stories

A real childhood

By Aubrey Page, Jett’s mom Two years ago, it came time for our young special boy Jett, to start school. We were living in Florida amongst our family and friends. We were nervous as parents. Our child with many special needs was being enrolled in the general education kindergarten school…

Sue’s Story

Sue Rushing has been a Camphill parent since 2013 and has volunteered in a variety of ways over the years. Here, Sue shares about our online program during the pandemic.

Jamie’s Story

There was a time in Jaime’s life defined by the word remedial. A quest for ways to compensate, accommodate, make up for what was lacking. It was a time when deficits, gaps, needs, were pretty much all I could see and find…

Noah’s Journey

Although no loving parent begrudges the amount of work involved in raising a child, a special child, as we know, requires a sometimes superhuman effort. Rising to the challenges of finding ever-new resources of patience, imagination, perspective…

His Own Life

Shaded entrances to the Children’s Village at Beaver Run set me instantly reflective. In part, the mood is a conditioned response to the bittersweet separations and joyful reunions experienced there. But always I wonder at the beauty of this children’s village and the significance of its discovery to my son John…

Our Struggle

We live in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is a long way from The Camphill School. When we sent our son, Bar, to the Children’s Village at Beaver Run, friends and extended family who knew that Bar is the heart and soul of our family asked…

Peter’s Pride

Although this anonymous case history was written by a Camphill School houseparent and teacher, not Peter’s own parents, we thought visitors to our web site might like to read it. When Peter arrived at The Camphill School…