Our services

Our services are available to children and young people with complex additional support needs and learning disabilities aged 3 to 25. We provide opportunities for students to engage in meaningful activities that grow their skills, confidence, independence, and friendships. At Camphill School Aberdeen students feel a sense of belonging and purpose, preparing them for adulthood.

We offer both day and residential educational services to children and young people aged 5 to 25, and our Amber Kindergarten is for the youngest members of our community aged 3 to 6.

Amber Kindergarten (ages 3-6)

Amber Kindergarten is for children aged 3 - 6 and runs term time only in line with Aberdeen City Council term dates.

Based on Waldorf educational approaches with close alignment to the principles of the Curriculum for Excellence, we have outstanding outdoor resources which include forests, farm animals, stables, gardens and orchards.

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School Day Placements (ages 5 - 18)

Our primary and secondary school provision provides pupils with access to the national curriculum, and internal and national award schemes, including the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award while a therapeutic approach to learning extends the formal curriculum with 15 arts, craft, and land workshops and therapies.

With extensive gardens, a farm and a wide range of craft workshops, Camphill School, near Miltimber, makes the most of its environment to immerse our students in experiences, which broaden their horizons and give depth to their learning through real-life experiences.

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School Residential Placements (ages 5 - 18)

Our residential houses are a vibrant part of our community, and they offer our children and young people a warm, supportive environment. Our approach builds on individual strengths while meeting developmental needs.

We incorporate healthy rhythms and routines in daily life, engaging young people in activities such as cooking, laundry and gardening. The focus is on developing both independence and care for each other in a mutually supportive environment.

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Young Adult Day Placements (ages 18 - 25)

Our Learning for Life Day Services provide a safe place for young people to develop their skills to prepare for adulthood. These placements are individually tailored to provide students with learning opportunities to prepare them for adulthood.

We offer craft, land-based and social enterprise activities in our workshops, which range from woodwork and candle making to bike maintenance and gardening. This provides students with meaningful work experience to learn and grow in a focused environment and also gain new qualifications, including our STARS Award

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Young Adult Residential Placements
(ages 18 - 25)

We build on individual strengths to support young people in gaining the life skills they need to enter adulthood.

We engage our young people in domestic life skills in the house and in the garden, establishing familiar routines to life that support mental health and wellbeing. Our focus is on developing both independence and support for each other in a mutually supportive atmosphere. In addition to the importance we place on developing life skills in their houses, we also offer our young people access to a variety of day workshops.

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Amber Kindergarten (ages 3-6)

School Day Placements (ages 5 - 18)

School Residential Placements (ages 5 - 18)

Young Adult Day Placements (ages 18 - 25)

Young Adult Residential Placements (ages 18 - 25)

Young Adult Residential Placements
(ages 18 - 25)