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Camphill Special Schools Inc

1784 Fairview Road, Glenmoore, PA, 19343-0193 -

School Notes Overview:

Camphill Special School is a Waldorf school, as well as a Pennsylvania Approved Private School, for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We are part of the worldwide Camphill movement and the only Camphill community in North America for children. We offer residential and day academic and prevocational programs, as well as therapeutic care, for children in kindergarten through grade twelve. We also offer a Transition Program for young people ages eighteen to twenty-one. Camphill Special School's mission is to create wholeness for children and youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities through education and therapy in extended family living so that they may be better understood and their disabilities moderated, that they may more fully unfold their potential, and that they more fully and meaningfully participate in life....

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School Overview:

	Camphill Special Schools Inc
School Type	Special Education School
School Membership(s)	Association of Waldorf Schools of North America
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Kindergarten - 12
Offers Post-Graduate Year	Yes
Programs for Learning Differences	Yes
Learning Differences Supported	Intellectual and Developmental Delays
Year Founded	1963
County	Chester County, PA
Student Body
Total Students	92 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(PA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	12%	16%
Students by Grade
	Kind - 13 students
	Grade 2 - 5 students
	Grade 4 - 10 students
	Grade 6 - 10 students
	Grade 7 - 7 students
	Grade 8 - 10 students
	Grade 9 - 10 students
	Grade 10 - 10 students
	Grade 11 - 8 students
	Grade 12 - 9 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	13 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	10%
Average Class Size	10
Classroom dress code	Casual
	This School	(PA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:6	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	8 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Admissions Director	Bernard Wolf

School Notes:

Camphill Special School is a nonprofit Pennsylvania Approved Private School and Waldorf school 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.
Profile last updated: 07/10/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (19343)	School Zip (19343)	(PA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	7,425 people	12,280,267 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	54%	22%
Population Average Age	37 years old	37 years old
Average Household size	3.0 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$83,425	$43,232
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	7.7 rooms	5.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	27 years old	51 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	91% / 9%	68% / 32%