Camphill Special School: Private School for Children and Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

What is Camphill Special School?

Camphill Special School is a nonprofit Pennsylvania Approved Private School and Waldorf school accredited by AWSNA that offers day and residential programs for children and youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities that may include, but are not restricted to, mental retardation (MR), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD), Down Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), Fragile X Syndrome, Williams Syndrome, and other syndromes associated with intellectual disability. Camphill Special School is part of the worldwide Camphill Movement and the only Camphill community in North America for children, as well as the only Waldorf school in the country for children with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

Camphill Special School Admissions

Camphill Special School has rolling admissions for both day and residential placements. Children within the full spectrum of intellectual and developmental disabilities, from borderline to severe and profound, are considered for admission
Learn about our admissions process

Education and Therapies at Camphill Special School

Camphill Special School offers a varied Waldorf curriculum rich in music, art, and drama as well as traditional and innovative therapies.

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Transition Program Prepares Young People for Adulthood

The Transition Program incorporates education, therapies, and vocational experiences for eighteen- to twenty-one-year-old students in Camphill’s life sharing model.
More information about the Transition Program at Beaver Farm

Camphill Special School announces largest capital campaign in its history

We are proud and excited to announce that we have undertaken the largest capital campaign in our history to raise funds for the most critical expansion of our services in forty-seven years.

Sharing Life and Learning: A Campaign for Camphill Special School's Transition Program seeks to raise a minimum of $3 million to fund the construction of a new student residence and an education and resource center at Beaver Farm, the home of our Transition Program.

Make a gift or pledge to the Campaign!

Work has commenced at Beaver Farm. Click here to see photos from our groundbreaking ceremony and the progress so far.

Tuesday, October 5

The second annual Plein Air for Camphill exhibition benefiting Camphill Special School will be held on Tuesday, October 5 at The Rosenfled Galley in Philadelphia. More information...

Mark your calendar for the 2010 Camphill Challenge on October 17!

Camphill Special School, along with Camphill Village Kimberton Hills and Camphill Soltane, will host this year's Camphill Challenge bike ride. Click here for more information.