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#Action4Botton Update

November 25, 2015

All Party Support Gained for the Preservation of the Vocational Volunteer Co-worker Model at Botton Village “This House notes that until recently, Botton Village, a Camphill Community of 60 years’ standing, offered a shared way of life for learning-disabled adults alongside volunteer co-workers, living as equals, sharing home, work, culture and recreation;…. / and concludes […]

Why Holly is participating in #GivingTuesdayCSS

November 25, 2015

Holly, mother of Jonah, a student at the Transition Program at Beaver Farm, shares why she chooses to participate in ‪#‎GivingTuesdayCSS: I remember the day we dropped Jonah off at Camphill… He was so excited that he ran out of the car, bolted into Longhouse and up the stairs. He smiled out the window as he […]

Why Bob and Rosemary are participating in #GivingTuesdayCSS

November 23, 2015

Bob and Rosemary, parents of Noah, a student at Camphill Special School, shares why they choses to participate in ‪#‎GivingTuesdayCSS: Noah is a twelfth grade student at Camphill this year. Over the past four years he has grown into an independent young man. Noah enjoys participating in school: learning about the digestive system, the Civil War, […]

Why Gina is participating in #GivingTuesdayCSS

November 16, 2015

Gina, parent of Austin, a student at the Transition Program at Beaver Farm, shares why she chooses to participate in ‪#‎GivingTuesdayCSS: My son Austin has been at Beaver Farm for two years, and over these two years he has changed dramatically. Austin has autism and epilepsy. He was in a public high school in California before arriving at Beaver Farm. […]

Why Tara is participating in #GivingTuesdayCSS

November 13, 2015

Tara, parent of Eva, a student at Camphill Special School, shares why she chooses to participate in ‪#‎GivingTuesdayCSS: At Camphill Special School, Eva’s path in life is deeply honored which allows for this beautiful unfolding of her soul to happen in a way, that I believe, couldn’t happen anywhere else on the planet. It’s hard […]

Why Lisa is participating in #GivingTuesdayCSS

November 5, 2015

Lisa, parent of Wyatt, a student at the Transition Program at Beaver Farm, shares why she chooses to participate in ‪#‎GivingTuesdayCSS: For years my son, Wyatt often looked to the sky as he just couldn’t comprehend that his father vanished. His dad was killed in the 9/11 attacks. He’s been to eight schools but needed something […]

#GivingTuesdayCSS

November 5, 2015

WE NEED YOUR HELP! On December 1 we’ll be reaching out for online donations for #‎GivingTuesday‬CSS. A group of parents have come together and generously offered to match gifts on that day! We’ll be sharing their stories on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Please read, like, and comment on them. Doing that will boost their […]

Meadowsweet is Blooming

August 24, 2015

The long, dark, cold winter days have slipped away. There is a stirring outdoors, something new and fresh is awakening. Instead of frost, we find underfoot spring bulbs beginning to sprout. The children hear stories about Mother Earth and the root children that wait for spring underground. They see some have already come up to […]

The Art of Living

August 10, 2015

When we go out into the world we take on the role of our profession—a teacher, a chef, a manager—and in this way we specialize. Our encounters with others are, in large part, shaped by these roles. When we leave the work world at the end of the day or during our “time off,” we […]

Meadowsweet: a long awaited gift

August 5, 2015

As Camphill Special School celebrated our fiftieth anniversary in 2013, we turned to the realization of a long held dream. In 2006 we began talking about creating a new building that would be a beautiful home to our programs for our kindergarten students. The kindergarten program had been in existence for a decade at that […]

Nature Walks in the Upper Grades

July 20, 2015

At Camphill Special School we see out students spending much of their day out of doors. They play, they tend to gardens, and they take nature walks. Nature walks are an important part of the educational day for children. However, nature walks can and should continue into the upper grades and even high school. This […]

A Parent’s Reflection

July 2, 2015

Farewell to Camphill Beaver Run My daughter, Elizabeth has lived, learned and loved at Camphill Beaver Run, which I describe as God’s 80 acres. He certainly blessed the founders, Ursel and Carlo. What they started over 50 years ago has been a blessing for Elizabeth! Melanie helped Elizabeth dry her tears the day she arrived partway […]

Another Good CQC Report for Life-Sharing Co-worker Community at Botton Village

June 5, 2015

The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) latest inspection of the Botton Village community (carried out on March 19th) has been published today showing the care to be classed good in all categories measured, as it has been for all bar one (2011) of the last sixty years. Historically Botton has been run as a shared-life VVC […]

Charity Commission ‘disappointed’ in actions of Camphill Village Trust Charity

April 28, 2015

Campaign group Action for Botton is celebrating following the decision of the Charity Commission to give the go ahead for the second of two sets of proceedings in the High Court against Camphill Village Trust (CVT) to commence.The claim has been brought by a mix of 22 Co-workers and residents’ family members drawn from three […]

From Institution to Inclusion: The Journey to Disability Rights

April 23, 2015

From Institution to Inclusion:The Journey to Disability RightsIn this three-part historical exhibit, the century-long struggle for equal rights isseen through the lens of the infamous Pennhurst state institution, whose court orderedclosure in 1986 sparked a revolution for people with disabilities. Join usas we look at the past, present and future of the self-advocacy movement. ___________________________________Opening […]

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