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The ethos of the Camphill Movement is inspired by the work of Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925). On the basis of his commitment to Rudolf Steiner’s ideals Dr. Karl König, (1902-1966), founded the Camphill Movement at Camphill House near Aberdeen in 1940. |
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At present there are over a hundred Camphill communities in twenty different countries in Europe, Africa and North America. These include schools, further education colleges and both rural and urban communities for adults. The Sheiling School Camphill Community in Thornbury began in 1952. ‘Sheiling’ is a Scottish name for ‘a shelter’. The school started with children suffering from various degrees of cerebral palsy. The peacefulness of the natural surroundings seemed most suitable for children who needed an education with a therapeutic pace of life, specific therapies and nursing care. This work was carried on until 1963 when children with autism were also admitted. Since then we have built more residential houses, a spacious hall with adjacent classrooms, an indoor heated swimming pool, a purpose built therapy building and gym and very well-equipped craft workshops. Our philosophy is that every child matters and over the
past 59 years we have developed our practice and provision to meet
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