Save the date now! The medical impulse of curative education is part of anthroposophical medicine, based on the anthroposophical understanding of the human being in Rudolf Steiner’s Course on Education for Special Needs. On this day, participants will experience how curative education and social therapy are put into practice in the “Humanus-Haus”. With Prof. Bernd...
We had been looking forward to reconnecting with our colleagues in the Irish republic for a long time. At the invitation of Danijel Grcevic, Bart Vanmechelen was able to visit initiatives in the Callan, Kilkenny region. It was a short but fascinating trip, because in this region we find links to the origins of Camphill...
Visit from Sonja Zausch in June 2025 Six years ago, Zsuzsa Filipov-Soó returned home from Scotland with her family. It was always clear to her that her apprenticeship years in Camphill Scotland should serve to establish this impulse of community life in rural areas with people with assistance needs in Romania. Many people remember the...
The 23rd and 24th issues of the weekly magazine “Das Goetheanum” each contain an article with Bart Vanmechelen and Sonja Zausch. If you would like to read the full articles, you can obtain them for CHF 1 via the links provided (free of charge for subscribers). 23rd edition: Tribute to Rudolf Steiner – Interview with...
Camino is a tool to support the daily practice of those accompanying adults with assistance needs. The use of Camino strengthens the quality of anthroposophical care. In an anthroposophical care organization, you as an employee go on a journey with your fellow human beings. You bring your backpack with your experiences and go on a...
Rudolf Steiner as a Teacher and a Student, Michaelmas, September 27 & 28, 2025. In the 100th anniversary year of his death, this conference attempts to approach Rudolf Steiner and his work from the perspective of lifelong learning. To the conference website and registration
With 85 people from eight countries in Sweden! What a joy! We were together from May 28 to 31. People from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, South Korea, Switzerland and Germany! > Which languages? We speak everything fluently! – We are inclusive! > What activities? We can meditate, sing, celebrate midsummer, build compost patches, sort...
Report by Bart Vanmechelen It was an honour to represent the Section at the opening of the new classrooms at Sunfield Lower School a few weeks ago. I vividly remembered the “recasting ceremony” in 2018 and was deeply moved to see how much has changed since then. Back then, everyone seemed to be looking to...
On Saturday, May 24, 2025, Manfred Trautwein was bid farewell with cheers, joy and tears at a ceremony at Schloss Hamborn. Numerous people attended and gave speeches, wrote verses, danced to sail and sang songs for him, with a chocolate cake and a delicious buffet. It became very clear how much he has done for...
From May 17 to 21, 2025, the International Camphill Movement Group held its annual conference in Camphill Soltane (together with the Camphill Association of North America) and in Camphill Village Kimberton Hills. In this video, some of the participants from the worldwide network introduce themselves. The group addressed issues related to community building under changing...
