School Type: Special Needs

An independent residential and day school for children and young people with special needs, situated in the beautiful Hemel en Aarde Valley near Hermanus.

The School is part of the international Camphill Movement and aims to create and maintain a therapeutic community in which children and young adults with special needs can live, learn and work with others in healthy social relationships based on mutual care and respect.

The School follows the guidelines of Waldorf Education. The curriculum aims to cultivate the whole human being through responding to the various developmental stages the growing child experiences. Subjects are presented in a creative, artistic way and learners are involved in activities related to the content such as drama, movement, painting, drawing, modelling.

In the younger classes there is an emphasis on working with movement and developing the imagination through stories. The emphasis shifts as the children grow older, and more formal subjects are introduced, such as history, geography and science. The children are grouped in classes according to their ages and are supported by class helpers and assistants as necessary.

The content of the lessons is made accessible to each learner as best as possible, for instance, by providing sensory experiences and other activities related to the content.

School Phase:

• Primary
• Secondary

Lowest Grade: Grade 0
Highest Grade: Grade 12
Boarding: Yes
Boarding From: Grade 1
Number of Pupils: 42
Founding Year: 1952
Religious Affiliation: Interdenominational
Lowest Tuition Fees Per Annum: R30000
Highest Tuition Fees Per Annum: R30000
Lowest Boarding Fees (inc. Tuition): R92400
Highest Boarding Fees (inc. Tuition): R92400
Examinations or Curricula:

• Waldorf

Address: Hemel en Aarde Valley
Postal Code: 7200
Telephone: 028 313 8216
Fax: 028 313 8238
Website: http://www.camphill-hermanus.org.za
Suburb: Hemel en Aarde
City/Town: Hermanus
South African Province: Western Cape
Country: South Africa