Festive Inauguration of the Section for Inclusive Social and Educational Development in the UK

We are thrilled to announce the inauguration of our new section for Inclusive Social and Educational Development in the UK. This festive gathering will take place at Emerson College on Thursday, 14th November 2025, from 3:00 to 6:00 PM. Expect a festive buffet, music, conversation, inspiration, and connection. This is an inclusive event. Bring your students and residents along with you for this occasion. It will be a joyful occasion to mark a new chapter in our collective journey — and we would be honoured to celebrate it with you. Following the inauguration, our first Autumn School will take place over the weekend (read on for full programme details).
When: 14th Nov 2025
Where: Emerson College, Sussex

Festive Inauguration

3pm Arrival and drinks

(Registration for those wishing to attend the whole weekend Section event)

3.30pm Inauguration of the new Section for Inclusive Social and Educational Development

4.15pm The Weaverbirds folk music

5pm Buffet provided by Pericles Café

Sponsored by ACESTA and Ruskin Mill Educational Trust

Spiritual Science, the School and the New 12th Section: Autumn School

Friday 14th

6.15 Adam and Eve: A research project from The Performing Arts Section

7.30 pm Jan Göschel: The Point and Circle Meditation

Saturday 15th  

8.30am The Class lessons of the School of Spiritual Science -  an open meeting/introduction

9am Artistic interactive review of last night’s address in Eurythmy with Coralee Frederickson

9.30 Small group work on that theme 

10.30 Coffee break

11.15 Paulamaria Blaxland-de Lange: Social Therapy as a path towards the School of Spiritual Science 

12.45 Lunch

 2.45 Round the Circle sharing of other Sections and hopes and wishes for collaboration, introduced by Paulamaria Blaxland-de Lange: 

Gabriel Kaye: the Biodynamic Section; 

 3.30 Tea break

 4.15 Coralee Frederickson: The Performing Arts Section; 

Steve Briault: The Social Sciences Section 

Simon Blaxland-de Lange: Humanities Section

 6.45 Supper

 7.30 Jan Göschel: The New Section and its Vision  

Sunday 16th

8.30am The Class lessons of the School of Spiritual Science -  an open meeting

9 am Artistic interactive review of Jan’s address in Eurythmy with Coralee Frederickson

9.30 Small group work on that theme

10.15 Coffee break

11.15m Paulamaria Blaxland-de Lange and colleagues at Emerson: A new vision of Emerson as a home for Section research-work in the UK 

12 noon Plenum and end of the Section meeting/ 12.45 Lunch for those who wish to stay.

To book for the Conference please use the ACESTA bank account with Unity Trust Bank, account number 20227986 sort code 60-83-01 using reference SECTION. To book accommodation and meals at Emerson College please book directly with Emerson on telephone number 01342 822238.

Early Bird Discount ends October 24th

2.30 This first event of the new Section will be followed by a meeting of members of the Michael or Youth Circle (could circle members please let Paulamaria know they wish to come) on the theme of this work in relation to daily and professional life, concentrating on Rudolf Steiner’s Winter Lesson.