Beehives at Maine Coast WaldorfIt’s spring time – time to check on the bees! Last spring, Caitlin Pow’s 3rd grade class built and decorated two Langstroth Beehives (the two middle beehives shown in this photo). The beehive on the left is called a Nuke; the one on the right is a Warre Beehive. Last week, Brian Kessler, our beekeeper […]
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Permaculture Design Course Concludes with Community ServiceLast week, the 20 graduates of the Permaculture Design Course (PDC), led by Lisa Fernandes of The Resilience Hub, met for its final session at Maine Coast Waldorf School. It was a tremendous experience for all of the participants who left feeling grateful for the opportunity to learn in community. Using 25 man-hours, the class […]
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Tenth Grade to Perform Shakespeare’s As You Like ItExile! Romance in the forest! Hand-to-Hand combat! Cross-dressing! A final hoe-down! Maine Coast Waldorf’s Class of 2020 will be enacting all these exciting moments and more in William Shakespeare’s classic comedy As You Like It on Thursday and Friday, May 3-4, at 7 p.m. in the Community Hall, 57 Desert Road, Freeport. Suggested donation at the door […]
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Three Eighth Graders Participate in District Three Honors Music FesivalMaine Coast Waldorf School eighth grade students Emma Haims, Avery Jean and John Miles Muentener traveled to Lisbon High School last weekend to participate in the District Three Honors Music Festival. The musicians were selected to the honors chorus after a competitive audition process. The trio spent two days rehearsing with Darren Avery, a notable […]
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Four Maine Coast Students selected as Merriconeag Poetry Festival FinalistsMaine’s Poet Laureate, Stuart Kestenbaum, has selected four Maine Coast high school students to be honored at this year’s Merriconeag Poetry Festival on April 29. Sophomores Myah Garrison and Miles Lloyd, and juniors Charles Van West and Wilson Haims are among twenty finalists from eight area high schools. The finalists will read their work at […]
Read More »Twenty Area High School Poets to be Honored at 11th Annual Merriconeag Poetry FestivalTwenty high school poets have been selected as honorees at the upcoming Merriconeag Poetry Festival, to be held at Maine Coast Waldorf School in Freeport on Sunday, April 29, at 3 p.m. Maine’s Poet Laureate, Stuart Kestenbaum, selected the finalists from a pool that included submissions from twenty area high schools. Four high schools placed multiple […]
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Spring for Waldorf Dance Party & Auction to Benefit Tiered Tuition is this Saturday!This Saturday, April 7, 6:30 – 9:30 PM. Doors open at 6 PM. ALL are welcome and admission is FREE! On Saturday, we encourage you to wear your Waldorf.What’s Waldorf wear? It’s whatever reminds you of Waldorf. Be creative or just rock your indoor shoes. The most important thing is to come – the proceeds support our tiered […]
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How Gnomes Can Help us Match a $20,000 Challenge Gift!MCWS has received a very generous $20,000 challenge gift for our tiered tuition fund, and we want to match it at the Auction this Saturday to double the impact! Are you passionate about inclusivity, socio-economic diversity and retaining the wonderful families who bring so much to our school but rely on tiered tuition? Then this […]
Read More »Why We Spring for WaldorfFor 33 years, hundreds of people who have been a part of the fabric of this Waldorf school community have devoted their time, creativity, and resources to not only make it possible for their own children and grandchildren to attend this school, but also to ensure enrollment of families who otherwise could not afford to […]
Read More »These Gnomes Will Help You Share the Love!These gnomes are for you if you are passionate about ensuring that Maine Coast Waldorf School provide tiered tuition for the 40% of families who qualify and you don’t need or want anything in return! At the Spring for Waldorf Dance Party & Auction this Saturday, April 7th, 6:30-9:30 pm, these adorable gnomes will be […]
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