"The healing social life is found, when in the mirror of each human soul, the whole community finds its reflection; and when, in the community, the virtue of each one is living."
Rudolf Steiner's Motto of the Social Ethic  

Mission

Camphill Hudson works to build healthy social relationships in an environment dedicated to personal and social healing and caring for the earth.  Our mission is to build community with people of all abilities through living, learning, working and playing with people of all ages, races, abilities and creeds.

Vision

We envision a thriving community of individuals and organizations building their understanding of each other and themselves through working together on meaningful projects and socializing.

Values

Members of Camphill Hudson recognize the wholeness at the core of each individual. We therefore value the unique contribution of every human spirit.

In our activities together, we foster both independence and interdependence through our recognition of the full potential of each individual. Each person is thereby enabled to grow into the life of the community while allowing the community to grow within the individual.

We seek to kindle human creativity, energy and courage through personal education and an openness and eagerness to meet the other.

We value the freedom of each individual in the realm of spiritual striving and orientation.

We nurture the value of equality in the social realm and foster altruism in the realm of economics.

We value each individual’s ability, right, and responsibility to make a meaningful contribution to their community.

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Dr. Karl Koenig

Rudolf Steiner

Our Roots

Founded in 2007, Camphill Hudson is part of the international Camphill Movement.  Developed by Dr. Karl Koenig in 1940, the first Camphill community started in Scotland. There are now more than 100 independent Camphill communities in over 20 countries on four continents.  The communities value service, sharing, spiritual nourishment, and recognition of each individual’s gifts, and offer a model of renewal for the wider society.  Camphill communities include children, youth and adults with developmental disabilities, as well as those with societal and personal vulnerabilities.


Dr. Koenig and the Camphill movement were inspired by Anthroposophy--the work of Rudolf Steiner, Ph.D. (1861-1925), an Austrian scientist, philosopher and educator. Anthroposophy is a contemporary path of self-transformation which enables people to be in the world in a fuller way and to contribute to healthy social and ecological endeavors. Anthroposophy embraces a view of the human being which recognizes the spiritual nature and wholeness at the core of each individual, regardless of handicapping conditions.

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Connections

Camphill Hudson is a participating community in the Social Therapy program of the Camphill Academy. Students in this program are integrated into life and work, gaining practical experience while pursuing their studies.

We are an affiliate congregation of the Christian Community. Services are held at Solaris on the first Friday of every month at 10am, all are welcome. 

Camphill Hudson is a member of the Camphill Association of North America, a membership organization that brings together representatives from each independent community.