CAMPHILL SCHOOLS

THANK YOU to the many friends who found your way down to our Open Day during the last Aberdeen holiday of the year. Despite the overcast beginning of the day, both Murtle and Camphill were quite busy already at 2pm and so it continued through out the afternoon with hundreds of people enjoying themselves and participating in the various events that were offered.

New this year were the donkey cart riding and the green wood’ lathe. The former activity proved to be extremely popular, with the two donkeys working non stop the whole afternoon. Plans are already afoot for the next one in a year’s time. Our thanks also go to the Culter Junior Pipe Band that again provided a musical highlight.

As I write this, we have just experienced one of the highest intakes for one term for a long time with us admitting 9 new pupils, some locally but others from as far away as the Isle of Man and Sheffield .

It seems that despite the current political thinking that all children should live at home and be educated in their local school, there are an increasing number of children who don’t fit’ and who need a more specialised setting, the kind of which we are happy to provide. However it would be wonderful if parents did not need to fight with local authorities, more or less from the birth of their child with special needs, for an adequate service.

By the time you read this our latest Annual Report will have been produced which will provide a colourful insight into life at Camphill Should you wish to read it copies will be available, hopefully, at the local libraries or from our office. Please contact us and we will be pleased to send you a copy

Laurence Alfred