Welcome
Welcome to the
Hawkwood College web-site.
Hawkwood College, a registered charity, is a residential centre of learning in the beautiful and peaceful Cotswolds of England. It offers a wide range of short courses, from music, science, arts and crafts to personal development. Hawkwood also offers a friendly, residential facility for people who run their own courses, seminars and conferences.
It is set in 42 acres of beautiful gardens, woods and fields, with its own spring water, and is in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The college works with ecological and sustainable land management practices, using organic and biodynamic methods. The Hawkwood impulse springs from the work of Rudolf Steiner, founder of Anthroposophy, seeking to foster ways and means to a spiritual foundation of life.
For further information, click on the appropriate section in the menu above, send us an email, give us a call, or drop us a line - we look forward to hearing from you and to welcoming you to Hawkwood College.
When the winds of change blow
Some build walls for defence,
Others build windmills.
A Chinese proverb
Our 60th anniversary has just past, and it was a wonderful year: one of thankfulness for the gifts from the past, one of enthusiasm for new work and ideas on into the future. It's also a year which heightened outer uncertainties, with the environment, then the economy - I think many of us can be forgiven for having anxieties about what lies ahead, with the crystal balls no longer so clear on the best paths to take!
We need to pause in the midst of the turmoils, however, and realise that the route to confidence, security and hope for the course ahead lies not somewhere elusive out there - outside of our grasp - but rather within us. If we build inner walls for defence we may very well miss the opportunities for change and growth that come to meet us. And the organisational level will mirror the individual. More than ever, times of uncertainty and change are a time for an investment in ourselves, in personal development, in our spiritual core, and in our own life-long learning. It not only gives us confidence but also courage to face the unknown and be ready for, even welcome, the changes ahead.
Hawkwood's experience and specialty are in personal development courses which touch both on our spiritual core and combine this with music, arts, crafts, sciences - all areas of creative exploration. We see them as an investment not just for inspiration and enjoyment now but for the future. Do come and visit, and we look forward to welcoming you on courses or events in 2009!
with all best wishes for a positive and inspiring 2009, from
Richard Brinton
Principal
Hawkwood would like to welcome you to
'Summer at Hawkwood'
A chance for you to do all the courses you have meant to do but never had the time!!
Choose from a variety of interesting workshops and save the planet at the same time by staying in the UK this summer!
Complementary Health
Healing with Numbers 11 July
Crystal Therapy 11-12 July
Healthy Living with Dowsing 12 July
Nada Yoga 20-23 August
Painting and Music
Painting with Time 17-19 July
Orchestral Summer School 24-30 July
Aurora Wind Ensemble 14-16 August
Spiritual Development
Psychophonetics 23-24 August
Temple Study Group 7-9 August
Hearkening to the Horses Mouth 20-24 August
Kabbalistic Summer School 6-10 September
A Day with Nature Spirits 25 July
Green Days of the Dancing Stillness 13-16 August
Please look at the courses section for more information.
We look forward to seeing you at Hawkwood over the Summer months!
