Getting involved

To get involved, write to the secretary. Skilled and unskilled help welcome.

Tasks

Areas of work include:
upgrades to main house and steading, major and minor building projects,
work in garden, kitchen and around the estate.

Volunteering

Forestry Fortnight 2008

Once again, we would like to extend an invitation to all foresters, experienced or inexperienced, to join us in forestry work on the Chisholme estate between Monday 7th April to Monday 21st April. As the criteria of the Millennium Forest Scheme have been met, this year's Forestry Fortnight will include work within more mature plantations to reinstate and maintain the estate's original shelterbelt.

We provide full board and lodging (vegetarians catered for, but any more specific requirements will need to be discussed with our secretary beforehand) in exchange for your involvement, which might encompass other areas of the estate, garden or even helping out in the kitchen.

For more details, see the invitation letter. You can contact the secretary by e-mail.

The Gift of Time and Expertise

Volunteers are a vital part of life at Chisholme. The School could not have been built, nor now be maintained without the support of many dedicated volunteers. Working in Chisholme as a volunteer can be a great way to connect with one’s self and with others sharing a common aim.

If you would like to be involved in one of the areas of work listed below, then please write to the secretary. Most volunteers make a financial contribution to their stay (see costs). However, Chisholme is happy to welcome a limited number of volunteers at any one time, who are willing to work in exchange for free board and lodgings.

Both the main house and the farm steading are in the process of being upgraded. A number of major and minor building projects are ongoing or proposed, and both skilled and unskilled help with these is most welcome.

Equally, there are countless jobs to be done on the estate, in the large organic garden, and in the house and kitchen. Some are highly skilled, or physically demanding, others not. 

However, Chisholme is first and foremost a school. It has a spiritual focus.  The best way of being at Chisholme is by participating fully in all the school has to offer.  Volunteers are welcome to join the introductory courses if they wish.  Course fees in such situations can be waived, according to circumstances.