The Child with Special Needs: Letters and Essays on Curative Education

by Karl König

Karl K nig, the founder of Camphill, was a prolific lecturer and writer on a wide range of subjects from anthroposophy and Christology through social questions and curative education to science and history.

In this remarkable collection of Karl K nig's letters and essays, K nig considers and discusses the fundamentals of special needs education.

He shows that there are three core aspects to a successful holistic education and healing approach: firstly, a positive social environment, which in the context of Camphill is achieved through small family units of carers and children; secondly, that carers' work is based on an insightful understanding of the nature and potential of each individual child and disability; and thirdly that medical treatment is imbued with courage to keep believing that the impossible is possible.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0863156932
• ISBN13: 9780863156939
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Floris Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"