The inclusive annual conference of theNorth American Council for Anthroposophic Curative Education and Social Therapy took place from May 3-5, 2019 in Camphill Soltane (Glenmoore, Pennsylvania, USA). Jedes Jahr in der Frühjahrssaison veranstaltet das NAC seine jährliche Konferenz. Wir bemühen uns, die Veranstaltung jedes Jahr an einem anderen Ort auf diesem riesigen nordamerikanischen Kontinent durchzuführen....
Ten delegated representatives of social therapy from Sweden, England, Germany, Austria and Switzerland took part in this special location in rural Austria, more precisely in the Mühlviertel at the Loidholdhof. The colleagues from Holland and Italy were unfortunately prevented this time. The Loidholdhof sees itself as a learning community in a rural area. The central...
On the spiritual sources of our work Twenty-five people travelled to the Emil Molt Academy in Berlin on March 8 and 9, 2019. They came from various German regions as well as from Belgium, Italy and Switzerland. Sonja Zausch, Bart Vanmechelen and Michael Dackweiler had invited the German-speaking curative education and social therapy movement on...
The Michael School and the Pedagogical Centre If you pass through a large courtyard gate at the right moment on the outskirts of downtown Tiblisi, you end up in front of a pink colored miracle: The Michael School – a curative educational Waldorf School. It is precisely this miracle of srchitecture that can also be...
Today is World Down Syndrome Day. World Down Syndrome Day was created to draw global attention to the societal contributions and needs of people with Down syndrome. By resolution of the United Nations General Assembly of December 19, 2011, this day is celebrated every year on March 21. All UN organizations, member countries, civil society...
Punkt und Kreis (Point and Circle) is the journal of Anthropoi, the association representing anthroposophic curative education, social pedagogy and social therapy in Germany. The current issue now features a contribution on the subject of team building by Sonja Zausch, a member of the Council’s Leadership Team. The article can be read on page 8.
From 18 – 24 March 2019, Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City will host an exhibition of artworks from the Tinh Truc GiaCamphill community. Tinh Truc Ghia Is located in the city of Hue, in Vietnam. The exhibition is being held by the Eurasia Foundation together with Gia Doc Cam Xuc.
Pericles is an organization in West Sussex, in the south of England, which offers training and work opportunities for young adults. One of 16 educational institutions from a wide range of sectors, it appears in this year’s Parliamentary Review on Education Services in the United Kingdom. The article about Pericles is on page 49.
From February 28 to March 2, 2019, the Training Council was a guest at the Akademie AnthropoSozial with its two locations. In addition to the working meeting at the Rudolf-Steiner-Seminar in Bad Boll, the members of the Training Council also visited the Karl-Schubert-Seminar in Wolfschlugen for an exchange with the Academy’s leadership. The work focused...
“Culture changes when a small group of people, often on the margins of society, find a better way to live, and other people begin to copy them.” – David Brooks In his February 18, 2019 column, political journalist David Brooks speaks in moving terms of how societal change is happening – through countless small community-building...
