Maine Coast Waldorf School is participating in a worldwide postcard exchange initiative to both broaden the global perspective of students and kick-off the 100-year celebration of Waldorf® Education planned for 2019. Throughout 2018, students in 1,100 Waldorf schools from greater than 80 countries are sending a postcard to every other Waldorf school in the world. […]
Today is #GivingTuesday – a day to give back and to show your gratitude for Maine Coast Waldorf School and all it means to your family by making a tax-deductible gift to the Maine Coast Waldorf Fund (formerly called the Annual Fund). We appreciate your generosity; if you make your gift today, all new and increased gifts made […]
The 5th Annual All Dads Bonfire on Friday, November 16th was hot and snowy. More than 30 dads post-holed through the snow to the farthest reaches of the back field to set the Thanksgiving holiday vacation alight with massive fire and fun. We could not have pulled it off without the help of MCWS Caretaker […]
The young women of Maine Coast Waldorf School’s 11th grade class went to Portland on Wednesday afternoon, November 7th, to work with artist and MCWS parent Abigail Gray Swartz on her mural “Hidden Figures.” The piece celebrates three renown women artists from this region. The students first learned about the project and the women who are […]
Maine Coast Waldorf School held a packed reception in the new high school on Friday night for our founding, former handcraft teachers: Sandy Pearson, Bob Thurrell and Rose Mary Burwell. Over a 30+ year span, they created the school’s iconic handwork, woodwork, and High School arts programs, and shared their contagious love for teaching and […]
Many Waldorf communities have taken up the European tradition of celebrating the festival of Martinmas with a Lantern Walk during the evening on, or near, November 11, the day of St. Martin’s death. What does this signify to us in these modern times? Martin was born in the year 316, and died in 387. He […]
Please join us on Saturday, November 3, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, 57 Desert Road, Freeport, for our annual Fall Fair and Open House. The Artisan Market, where you can shop for fine crafts, first opens Friday evening, November 2, 6:30 – 8:30 pm. This annual event celebrates the season and provides tons of fun for […]
Last spring, as part of their gardening curriculum, the 3rd grade planted vegetables, herbs, grains, flowers and pollinators in the “kitchen garden”, located behind the Handcraft Building. Under the guidance of Heather Foran of The Resilience Hub, they used permaculture techniques, including no-till planting (aka lasagna planting) to keep the upper, organic layers of the […]
Like every year, the 11th grade class took the road towards our French-Canadian neighbors. Kali Coles, David Eichler and I accompanied some 18 students to Quebec during a short week, which happened to be at the peak of the autumn foliage season. The drive up along the Kennebec river was exceptionally beautiful and it put […]
Maine Coast Waldorf School and co-sponsors Avena Botanicals and Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment are pleased to present biodynamic beekeeper Gunther Hauk for a Biodynamic Beekeeping Workshop, Saturday, October 13, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at Maine Coast Waldorf School’s Community Hall, 57 Desert Rd, Freeport. (The workshop is $60/person and requires preregistration and prepayment. Details below.) In […]
The Waldorf® School Postcard Exchange – A Worldwide Collaboration Connecting Students Around the World… with Postcards
