Others are training centres for young adults up to age 25. There are also adult communities where everyone works either in the community itself or for a local employer. Some people attend college. There is one community for older people where the pace of life is geared to their needs The schools provide a holistic and fully integrated approach to the care, education and medical trealment of pupils. The cumculum offered is adapted from the Waldorf Curriculum developed by Rudolf Sleiner.
Some children attend as day pupils and some are weekly boarders.
The majority board for the whole term. Regular contact with, and visits from, parents and family members are actively encouraged. Young people who have left school are offered further training in craft, domestic and garden or land skills. They are mostly resident members of the community although an increasing number of young people live with their families and spend the day at the community taking part in the training activities. Many people with special needs choose to live in a community where they play an active part in community life.