Dr. phil. Jan Göschel
Head of the Section & Member of the Leadership Team
Dr. Jan Göschel spent many years as a member of the Camphill community at Beaver Run near Philadelphia, where he still lives when he is not in Dornach or traveling. In addition to his Section responsibilities, he is president of the Camphill Academy, the higher education and professional training organization of Camphill in the USA and Canada. Before shifting his work primarily to professional education, he was a high school teacher at The Camphill School and served as a school leader and member of The Camphill School's executive team. Born and raised in Germany, he spent one year as a volunteer at Camphill Village Minnesota, before studying psychology and Waldorf education in Edinburgh. He later qualified as a special education teacher in the US and completed a Ph.D. at the University of Cologne, with a dissertation on child study in anthroposophic curative education.
Responsibilities and Focus Areas:
- Section leadership (including participation in the Goetheanum leadership)
- Professional Education / Training
- Research
- Publications
- Library and Archive
- Management
Regional Focus:
- Switzerland
- North and South America
- Asia-Pacific Region
- Africa