Children
Sunward provides a very safe environment for children. Community members tend to be watchful and keep an eye on nearby children, playing or intervening as appropriate. Kids (and adults!) enjoy walking, biking, roller-blading, and riding scooters on the pedestrian paths. We have extensive outdoor play areas and kids space in the Common House. Cars are not usually allowed on the pathways.
Children at Sunward may get to know all or most of their neighbors, often developing close relationships with non-family members. Children are encouraged but not required to participate in the work of the community.
“There is hardly anything more appealing, yet apparently more elusive, for humankind at the end of the 20th century than the prospect of living in harmony with nature and with each other.” -Robert and Diane Gilman
