CAMPHILL is the name given to the movement of intentional therapeutic communities founded by Dr Karl König (1900-1965), an eminent Viennese paediatrician. Along with a group of people he established, in 1940, the first community with children with special needs in Camphill House near Aberdeen, Scotland. In the meantime there are over 100 Camphill communities in 20 countries world-wide. Read more ...
Gannicox Community is a full member of the Association of Camphill Communities in the UK and Ireland. This is the representative and co-ordination body for all Camphill communities in the UK and Ireland. It represents Camphill communities to Government and other organisations and promotes community living as a shared way of life. |
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