In November 2022, Leticia Santagata (member of the leadership team of the training institution “Cruz del Sur” in Argentina) and Jan Göschel (member of the leadership team of the Anthroposophic Council for Inclusive Social Development) visited the training in anthroposophic curative education of the “Associação Beneficente Parsifal” in Sao Paulo. They conducted the regular collegial...
On the 17th of November 2022 the Marjatta school for children with special needs commemorated its 50th anniversary with a festive performance with the children, teachers, therapists and co-workers. Parents, members from the board, former co-workers and teachers, local politicians and former pupils were invited in the school hall to listen and to watch how...
On Saturday 12 November, the teachers of the inclusive kindergarten and Waldorfschool, the colleagues of the intentional community for social therapy and the students from the training course in Spain were guests at the home of the Anthroposophical Society in Madrid. Bart Vanmechelen gave a talk on the Foundation Stone Meditation and developments in anthroposophical...
From 26 to 30 October, the Camphill Community held its International Congress in Aberdeen. The 47 participants represented all regions except Asia and South America. With a particularly intensive and content-rich programme inspired by the Foundation Stone Meditation of the Anthroposophical Society, the spiritual impulses of Camphill in relation to the spiritual and cultural development...
To what extent can the contributions of people with disabilities be captured as an enrichment to their social environment? What is the relationship between the professional support environment of anthroposophically oriented institutions and this process? The research project “Contributions of people with disabilities to their social context” explores these questions. The qualitative interview study is...
In September 2022, Joyful Leadership Training returned for its 4th edition! The Erasmus+ funded Training Course was organised and hosted by Camphill Community Glencraig and brought together 36 bright leaders and aspiring leaders from 16 nationalities to experience 7 full days of training at Lorne Estate, Holywood, Northern Ireland. A transformative week with demonstrations, simulations,...
In October 2022, the annual autumn conference of the Anthroposophic Council for Inclusive Social Development took place at the Goetheanum with the theme “Vulnerability – Love – Balance”. The Future Shapers team facilitated a 3-day online workshop with the title “Communities of the Future”. It was based on the work of our international Study Group,...
The integration of the Council’s professional library into the Goetheanum Library catalog system is underway. This will make it much easier for researchers and interested parties to access the most comprehensive collection of literature on the Council’s field of work. The Council’s specialized library for anthroposophic curative education, social pedagogy, social therapy and social work...
Report by Sonja Zausch The Social Therapy Working Group met in Zurich/Switzerland for its autumn conference in October – shortly after the international conference in Dornach. The host institution was “Zürcher Eingliederung” and the host was Udo Pfeil, who is the workshop manager here. We have received wonderfully diverse impressions from an organization that is...
Report by Sonja Zausch Filled with the warm autumn sun, ripe fruits, warm people and powerful nature in the southern Bulgarian region near the Greek and Macedonian borders, I write these lines. The association SOFERA was founded four years ago by parents, therapists and pedagogues. A place for social farming – with regular meetings of...
