News & Stories

A winning campaign

December 20, 2016

Our 2015 #GivingTuesday campaign was recently awarded the NonProfit PRO Gold Awards for Fundraising Excellence in Social Media! From Nonprofit PRO magazine: WHY IT WON Cara Schmidt, Development Officer for Camphill Special School, wanted to build upon the school’s #GivingTuesday success in 2014 with a bigger, better 2015 campaign. The catch? She wanted to do […]

We saw him beaming with confidence

November 22, 2016

Wes found a home at Camphill Special School. While a student there, his mother Jodi shares, “Wes was recognized and celebrated in a community with his peers and friends. The teachers, volunteers, and staff at Camphill value, respect, and embrace each student. When we see Wes beaming with confidence, there is no doubt that Camphill […]

How to share our content on Facebook

November 18, 2016

So you’ve set up your Personal Fundraising Page or Team. Now what? Taking these steps will help draw attention to your campaign and further your reach, likely increasing donations. A. Update your Facebook cover photo. A cover photo is the larger photo at the top of your profile, above your profile picture. Like your profile […]

Setting up your Personal Fundraising Page or Team

November 18, 2016

Start a Team page, join a team, or go solo with a Personal Fundraising Page. Personal Fundraising Pages are where your friends will contribute to support you. If they would like to reach out to their friends and family, a Team page could be better. This way they can compete with you and share why […]

Help us meet our match

November 16, 2016

All gifts made on November 29th, #GivingTuesdayCSS, will be matched* by our Board of Directors and Bill and Jodi Keller (parents of an alumni student)! Please help us take full advantage of this incredible opportunity. Start your holiday season by giving the gift of an extraordinary education! Your gift allows us to continue providing a […]

Sending forth ripples

September 16, 2016

On a bright and sunny Monday in August a pool of volunteers streamed from air conditioned buses onto the hot asphalt. They came bearing loppers, pruners, and clippers. Brand new work gloves were about to be broken in thoroughly. They listened intently as they were introduced to the Transition Program at Beaver Farm. They smiled […]

Gearing up for #GivingTuesday

September 13, 2016

On Tuesday, November 29, 2016, Camphill Special School is participating in #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving. Last year, more than 45,000 organizations in 71 countries came together to celebrate #GivingTuesday. This will be our fourth year, and we’re hoping you’ll take part and help encourage giving this November 29th. Over the last three […]

A Holistic View of Early Childhood

July 20, 2016

Early childhood – the first years of life, from birth until the beginning of the change of teeth around age six or seven – marks a period of growth and development like no other. Four months after birth, children have typically doubled their body weight. Then, it is doubled again at age three and age […]

Camphill’s World Wide Weave exhibit displayed at Historic Yellow Springs

June 29, 2016

Historic Yellow Springs representatives said that the unique show of weaving by the residents of Camphill from around the world shows their “power of creativity.” Historic Yellow Springs is hosting the Camphill Foundation World Wide Weave Exhibition in the village of Yellow Springs through July 6 at the Lincoln Galleries at Historic Yellow Springs. The […]

The gala is almost here!

May 27, 2016

If you haven’t already, now is the time to purchase your admission for the big night. Take a look at our auction items, check you schedule and coordinate with friends- you could be the high bidder on a trip to an incredible destination! Set your sights on beautiful tile art made by the Transition Program […]

Camphill appreciates our incredible volunteers

April is Volunteer Appreciation Month!

April 25, 2016

We are thankful for our dedicated volunteer groups who have done so much for the school: Alternative Spring Break at VCU Camphill Special School’s Board of Directors Community Landwork Day participants Fundacja Primus Foundation Stone School, Taiwan Gala and Village Racquet ProAm Committee Green Meadow Waldorf School Vanguard Washington Waldorf School And we appreciate our […]

The magic of a single continuous thread

April 18, 2016

Everyone admires the results of Camphill Special School’s handwork curriculum: student woodworking, weaving, and felting projects always are hugely popular items at our ProAm Gala silent auction. But why is handwork, and particularly knitting, an important part of a Camphill education? Eugene Schwartz is a Fellow of the Research Institute for Waldorf Education and an […]

Happiness is All That Matters

March 30, 2016

Five years ago, on Cassidy’s first day at Camphill, we never dreamt she would have accomplished as much as she has or thought that we would have such tenderness in our hearts and appreciation for this magical place! We turned to Camphill at a time when we were feeling lost. Cassidy’s current school was no […]

A Children’s Village the size of a continent

March 21, 2016

In his address for the fourteenth anniversary of Camphill Special School at Beaver Run, Carlo Pietzner spoke about his imagination of a ‘Children’s Village’. He envisioned this community as “a village for the child, for the purposes necessary to give space to the child. The child as such.” It was to become “an island for […]

Room for more

March 18, 2016

There was a Farm in the County of Chester ‘Twas a place of peace and plenty And in it there lived together House parents and students twenty. And when new students came knocking They sang, “There’ll be room galore: We’ll make room for you who are flocking And perhaps even a few more!” The Farmers, […]

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The Camphill School consists of The Children’s Village and School at Beaver Run, The Transition Program at Beaver Farm, and The Camphill School of Curative Education and Social Therapy.

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Glenmoore, PA 19343

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