Calling all MCWS Portland area families who are not currently riding the bus! This is your chance to get on the bus and give it a try. We are collaborating with Friends School of Portland and are running a bus pilot project beginning Monday, June 5th through Wednesday, June 7th. Now is the time to […]
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Those of you who were lucky enough to be in the Community Hall for Grandparents Day on the morning of May 12th were treated to a wonderful talk by the talented Class of 2012 alum, Liza Simmons. Liza has since graciously shared the transcript of her talk with us and we are including it below. […]
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For their last artistic collaboration before they graduate, the Maine Coast Waldorf High School Class of 2017 is busily preparing their production of Look Homeward, Angel, based on Thomas Wolfe’s classic coming-of-age novel. Performances will be Tuesday evening, May 30 (an open dress rehearsal), followed by a school performance on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m., and […]
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Maine Coast Waldorf senior Thomas McLaughlin and sophomore Finn Dierks-Brown attended the Maine All-State Music Festival held at the University of Maine at Orono May 18-20. They were selected by audition from hundreds of students across the state who auditioned for this incredible musical experience. The students had the wonderful opportunity to meet new friends […]
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Seventeen students from the high school attended the Maine Model UN at USM Gorham May 17- 19. Representing the countries of Kiribati, Nepal, Singapore, Argentina, Tunisia, Guinea Bissau and the NGO Greenpeace in a variety of UN committees, the students worked hard to prepare to become delegates accurately representing their country’s positions. Along with 550 […]
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A Heartfelt Experience: Last week, the Sixth Grade made a trip to Portland Adult Education to learn more about, and offer their support to, the new Mainers who come to that school to learn English and make their way into American life. The children prepared for this visit by by writing welcoming messages, translated into […]
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Maine Coast Waldorf School’s first combined Grandparents Day and May Faire last Friday was truly a special day. It began with a wonderful presentation to grandparents by MCWS alum Liza Simmons (Class of 2012) and was followed by lovely class offerings from grades 2 through 12. As the grandparents exited the Community Hall the procession […]
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Maine Coast Waldorf High School Humanities Teacher David Barham has an article in the current issue of Renewal magazine (Spring/Summer 2017). The article entitled, “Teaching Medieval History in Grades Six and Eleven” elucidates what we mean by a developmental approach to education by using the Medieval History block to illustrate how we educate the feeling […]
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Thank you for participating in CLYNK’s Maine Recycles Championship. Together, we recycled 2,707 containers for a total of $204.45. Hannaford’s contribution was $102.23 giving us a total of $306.68 raised during the Championship from February 17th through April 24th. CLYNK bags are available year round in the Grade School Receptionist office and the EC lobby. […]
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Edward Little High School senior Barrak Abdraba earned the top prize at the Tenth Annual Merriconeag Poetry Festival, held Sunday, April 30 at Maine Coast Waldorf School in Freeport. Abdraba, born in Iraq, wrote a poem entitled “A Message” that contained Arabic phrases as well as English, describing an immigrant family’s heartbreaking separation. Second place […]
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