Maine Coast Waldorf School’s 38th school year opened today as we welcome 267 students—200 returning and 67 new— to our beautiful 75-acre campus. After a restful summer, Grades 1-12 have quickly returned to their usual flurry of activities in classrooms and are out and about in our fields, forests and gardens, happy to see old […]

We are excited to welcome an amazing group of new faculty members to our community. From the Early Childhood to the High School, we’re excited to better get to know them, and look forward to their many contributions to our community. Kendall Grady joins our faculty as our violin teacher. Kendall has studied music around […]

After a warm and rainy summer, the many gardens at Maine Coast Waldorf School are nearly ready for their fall harvest. In the last few years, the third grade has planted a Three Sisters garden, a Native American companion planting technique that involves planting corn, beans, and squash (or pumpkins) together so that their individual […]

Following enough rainy days to prompt the emergence of numerous brightly colored fungi, Russ Cohen, naturalist, author, gardener, and wild foods enthusiast, joined Maine Coast Waldorf School’s Farm, Field and Forest (FFF) Committee for a 2-hour walking tour of wild edible plants. Russ lives in Massachusetts and has connections with several in the MCWS community, […]

What do you get when you combine a MCWS alum, the Colorado River, a few rattlesnakes and wild hogs, and no food or clothing? You get a reality TV superstar! Meet Lincoln Samuelson, MCWS ’15 alum and Naked and Afraid survivor! Last spring, Lincoln starred on Discovery Channel’s Naked and Afraid, an American reality TV […]

David Sloan, the founding teacher of the High School, is retiring after 15 years at Maine Coast Waldorf School, and a nearly 50 year career across different Waldorf schools from California to Maine.  David joined the MCWS community in 2006 and began working with Lurcretia Pascarelli and others to envision and form the high school. […]

John Saccone has been at Maine Coast Waldorf School for 30 of the school’s 37 year existence. In that time he has taught generations of Waldorf children, sharing his joy of physical education classes, hosting countless pentathlons, and spending many winter days on cross country skis with his students.  John first came to MCWS in […]

After a 20-year career at Maine Coast Waldorf School, Music Teacher Nancy Roderick is moving on to her next adventure, retiring to spend more time with her family and on her youth orchestra.  Nancy’s impact to strengthen and grow the music program at Maine Coast Waldorf School cannot be overstated. When she first began back […]

After eleven years in Early Childhood classrooms at Maine Coast Waldorf School, Jess Moore is taking on a new, administrative role as she transitions out of the classroom to help the school with its 10 year reaccreditation process next year. Beyond that, she says she’s “planted a lot of seeds” in her life and is […]