ANNUAL REPORT 2010–2011 - Camphill Special School

Amy and Warren Gleicher at this
year’s RED Barn Ball.
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A Message From
Warren R.
Gleicher
President,
Board of Directors
Warren will continue to serve on our Board
of Directors. Max now is a member of the
Heartbeet community, a Camphill initiative
in Hardwick, Vermont.
Dear Friends of Camphill Special School,
The past year truly has been a
dramatic one, not only for Camphill
Special School and its students,
but as the parent of a graduating
Camphill Special School senior, for
me personally, too.
It is not every year that our School can
say that it has erected a new building. In
fiscal year 2011, however, Camphill Special
School opened TWO new buildings! Silver
Maple, a student residence, and the Sarah
Jane Herman Education and Resource
Center are fantastic new additions created
to better serve our Transition Program students
at Beaver Farm. These new buildings
were made possible only by the successful
conclusion of our Sharing Life and Learning
capital campaign.
How did all this happen People like
you, reading this annual report, made it
happen. Amidst a tumbling economy and
worries about the future, Camphill Special
School’s hundreds of friends cast votes of
confidence in our community and our students
by contributing and pledging nearly
$3.1 million to our campaign.
Thank you.
In my own family, it has been a dramatic
year as well. In June my wife Amy and
I, together with our sons Jonathan and
Adam, watched our son Max graduate from
Camphill Special School’s twelfth grade.
Max was only six years old when he came
to live at “Beaver Run.” It was a leap of faith
for which there are no words. We simply
wanted a better life for Max than we could
provide for him at home.
Twelve years later what we believed to
be impossible had happened: Max had become
a vital and valued member of a community
and had been given opportunities
that we never dreamed of. His education
sensitively addressed his needs for twelve
years, and his life has been richer than we
ever imagined it could be.
In a very concrete way, my family’s narrative
is representative of so many other
stories. Through the years you, our friend
and supporter, have made Max’s life possible,
as well as the lives of so many other
children.
Thank you.
Of course, part of our annual report’s
theme is that true drama is part of every
Max and Warren following Max’s performance in
his senior play, Damn Yankees.
year at Camphill Special School! I know you
will enjoy reading about this very important
part of our children’s curriculums and lives
throughout our Annual Report.
It has been an honor and a privilege to
be President of Camphill Special School’s
Board of Directors in 2010–2011. I look
forward to sharing the future of this extraordinary
school and community with you.
Warren R. Gleicher, Esq.
Retiring President
Board of Directors
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