The Camphill Movement

The Camphill movement was founded in 1939 in Scotland. Working from the educational, curative and social impulses of the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner, Dr Karl Koenig and a group of close associates started a school for disabled children, set within the context of a shared, Christian, communal life. The school flourished and led to the founding of other Camphill Communities some offering schooling, some training for disabled people and others long term employment. There are at present 72 Camphill Communities worldwide, working as independent but affiliated centres.