10th Anniversary School Photo
For the 10th Anniversary of Kindlehill, a group photo was taken of the entire school. This proved more difficult than anticipated, because not only was it tricky to capture every…
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New Kindy: Timber Frame Assembly
Recently, a major phase of the New Kindy building was completed. The timbers that Matt Fenn & his crew of carpenters had been shaping for months were brought up the…
Kindlehill Celebrates 10 Years
Feature Image: The first Kindlehillians on August 3rd, 2000 Ten years ago today – on August 3rd, 2000 – seventeen children, their parents and three teachers from the Rudolf Steiner…
Nearly finished: workshop, workers’ accommodation, and roof-top garden
The new workshop, at the bottom of the driveway, has taken shape and is nearing completion. On it’s roof a garden is growing, and below, there is accommodation for the…
At home with: THE KINDLEHILL WWOOFER
At any one time, six to seven wwoofers work and live amongst the Kindlehill community. Most stay for one or two weeks, although some remain for a month or more.…
The Roof Garden
Toby has been part of the building project since its inception. Lately, he had devoted most of his energy to the roof garden: laying the gravel, constructing the garden beds…
Man on a Mission
Jason Dash is the manager of Kindlehill’s building works. His has undertaken the daunting task of constructing and renovating a series of buildings that, if conventionally sourced, would cost way…
Clear As Mud
Since his student days, Jamie, one of Kindlehill’s two architects, has been interested in sustainability in all it’s aspects. Design is fundamental, but there are considerations beyond the drawing board.…
Hand made with love
Have you heard of the Ikea Effect”? It’s a term coined by a Harvard academic to describe the enhanced affection a person has for an object they made themselves, even…
Soul Kitchen
Every Tuesday, Amy devotes a good part of the day to preparing a feast for Kindlehill’s wwoofers. Last week she made spinach pie and brownies. The week before it was…