Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, we knew that things weren’t perfect. The quiet but constant threat of local authority funding cuts, an increase in demand leading to longer waiting lists, and ever-tighter criteria for people to access much needed services were issues that the social care sector were already grappling with. Whilst some in the […]
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What volunteering at Corbenic meant for me!
I’m 19 years old and from Germany. After finishing school, I wanted to do some meaningful work abroad for a year. When my mum told me about Camphill Communities in Scotland, where she was herself at my age, I got very curious about it and through the German organisation, ‘Freunde der Erziehungskunst’ I found Corbenic. […]
Midsummer reflections
Every year anew I can marvel at the light. Such long days, the sun already high up in the sky at 7am when I walk over to Simeon House to start work. Midsummer, the longest day of the year, could easily pass unnoticed because this turning point of time in the rhythm of the year […]
Staying on during coronavirus lockdown
My main reason to stay in Beannachar as an international volunteer was, that I knew my help is still required. In fact probably more than before. The institution (Camphill Beannachar) didn’t consider a closure at any point because it is a home for the students, therefore coworkers are still essential in keeping the living situation […]
Camphill Life in Covid Times
After having to leave Camphill Simeon Care for the Elderly in Scotland after only a year due to new government restrictions, I was lucky enough to be offered a place at another Camphill, Vidaråsen Landsby in Norway. I feel incredibly lucky to be staying in a Camphill during the Covid-19 pandemic. Feeling safe in community […]
Hope, peace, love and joy at Camphill
I cancelled my school because I wanted to see what is in the world and I felt that it was time to go out and gain some experience. I decided to go to a community with disabled people because I had good experience already in a Camphill. I was interested to see Scotland and so […]
Rainbows from Vietnam
I am Chardon, a coworker from Vietnam. Let me tell you about how I am going on so far in Camphill Blair Drummond (CBD). First of all, I would like to tell you my very first step I made on the CBD journey. This was the day in March last year that I decided to […]
Camphill Gathering considers plastics & the environment
I went with my friend Tony to (Camphill) Beannachar for the Residents conference. It was good fun and we did lots of things. I used to live in Beannachar a long time ago. It was good to see the new buildings. We went to see the new office that they were building. It is made […]
Camphill hosts Social Pedagogy event
Following the last Social Pedagogy Professional Association AGM a few of us from different organizations in Scotland got together to see if we could organise a one-day event for practitioners interested in taking social pedagogy forward in Scotland. We were delighted that over 50 people turned up for the event and participated in an open […]
Call for a Camphill Visa
Ulrike Mall, a long term co-worker from Germany who lives and works at Camphill Newton Dee in Aberdeen, wrote an article for Third Force News (TFN) recently. She spoke about the positive influence volunteers have on Camphill communities, noting that the cultural exchanges are what makes life interesting and colourful in a Camphill community, it […]
