We wish the 4 young people from Camphill School Aberdeen many congratulations for achieving 3 Silver and one Gold Duke of Edinburgh awards between them. Some of the young people enjoyed attending the awards ceremony at the Beach Ball room in Aberdeen to collect their awards.
Learning disability
Awards recognise growth
Congratulations to 5 young people from Camphill School Aberdeen on gaining the Grow and Learn Award. They achieved this whilst working in Camphill Garden between August 2017 and June 2018. The awards were presented on Friday by Jim McColl MBE of BBC’s Beechgrove Garden. The Grow and Learn Award is awarded by the Royal Caledonian […]
The right to choose where you live
We welcome the Scottish Government’s determination to ensure that good quality care and support is available in every area of Scotland for people with learning disabilities. As reported by BBC Scotland earlier this month, the Government have commissioned research to address the scandal of people with learning disabilities being forced to move away from home […]
Camphill workshops at SPPA event
Social pedagogy principles and values underpin practice in many Camphill communities, and representatives from 3 Camphill communities were delighted to facilitate workshops at the Social Pedagogy Professional Association (SPPA) conference in September. One workshop focused on compassionate or nonviolent communication (NVC) and the other workshop addressed how principles and values of social pedagogy underpin practice in […]
World Economic Forum highlights Camphill Newton Dee Villlage
We were thrilled to see Camphill Newton Dee Village featured on the Facebook page of the World Economic Forum. They even made a video to go with it which you can see here. The video focuses on the power of inclusion through meaningful work. Power of inclusion A person’s work is a big part of who […]
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Convenor of Education committee opens annual school open day
Councillor Wheeler, the Convenor of the Aberdeen City Council’s Education Committee, formally opened Camphill School Aberdeen’s annual open day on Saturday, 22nd September, ably supported by the Culter Pipe Band. The annual open day featured tours of the schoolhouse, and of the therapy centre, and exhibitions of the art of the children and young people […]
Camphill’s Approach to Social Isolation and Loneliness Meets with Approval
Our Director, Neil Henery and our Policy and Engagement Manager, Robert McGeachy, attended the cross party group on learning disability on Tuesday 11th September at the Scottish Parliament. We were absolutely delighted that all five of our recommendations were taken up by the group. You can read our presentation below. We are very grateful for […]
Camphill workshops at Social Pedagogy conference
The Social Pedagogy Professional Association (SPPA) is hosting its annual conference in September in Edinburgh. The conference theme is ‘Growing up, growing old, staying well: a social pedagogical approach’. Four Camphill co-workers from Milltown, Blair Drummond and Camphill School Aberdeen will be delivering workshops at the conference, in which they will share their experiences of how the […]
70th Anniversary celebrations
St John’s School held a Festival recently to celebrate their 70th Anniversary at Camphill School Aberdeen. The Festival of Learning included exhibitions of the children’s and young people’s work, and also featured the opening of the Noah’s Ark replica model by local MSP, Maureen Watt. This model has been built in the playground by the […]
