As the title of the play infers, it is a small “miracle” when after weeks of struggling to learn lines, remember cues, sort out props and costume changes, that a picture finally emerges with fully embodied characters, and we can call it a play. It was certainly true for the eighth graders last Thursday when […]
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Middle School Organizes Donation Drive for Maine NeedsThe middle school student council is looking beyond life at school and finding a way to make a difference in the local community. That’s why they’ve organized a donation drive for Maine Needs, a grassroots, non-profit organization run by volunteers who work to help families and individuals across the state meet basic needs. The overarching […]
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Spectacular is the only word to describe the entirety of the ski team’s day on Saturday in Fryeburg. For the last race of the season, all the WMC schools gathered on a bluebird day at Stark’s Hill in Fryeburg, our only trip to that world class venue this year. Despite required Covid protocols (girls and […]
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The Board of Directors is currently seeking parents who are interested in joining a board committee. The Board, working closely with the teachers and staff, oversees the financial and legal health and safety of the school. Committees include Marketing and Communications, Finance, Development, Risk & Legal Management, Equity and Inclusion, and Climate Action. Our members […]
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Great News! MCWS has received a grant from Whole Kids Foundation to purchase a Swing View Observation Beehive. This is a beehive that is located inside the main entryway of the Community Hall. But not to worry – bees cannot get into the building through this observation hive. The bees enter and exit at the […]
Read More »December at Maine Coast Waldorf School is marked by the Winter Spiral, often held in late afternoon or in the early evening. Since we are not able to gather as a community for our traditional Winter Spiral, we invite you to make one at home to create a mood of wonder and quiet anticipation. Lay […]
Read More »We are so fortunate to have Kendra Gaarder, RN, with us, Maine Coast Waldorf’s first full-time school nurse. Although she was raised in Northern Virginia, Kendra’s Maine roots run deep over generations. She has been based in the Portland area for the past four years and feels at home here, nestled between the mountains and the […]
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Mattie Daughtry is a graduate of Maine Coast Waldorf School (8th grade, 2001) who was recently elected to represent District 24 in the Maine State Senate (Freeport, Brunswick, Harpswell, Pownal, North Yarmouth). Before her election to the Senate, she represented Brunswick in the Maine House for the past eight years. On top of that, she’s […]
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Congratulations to 9th grader Benjamin Pochurek, who recently won Maine Public’s “Age of Nature High School Student Challenge” for excellence in STEM. The contest, which was cosponsored by The Nature Conservancy, the Maine Education Association, and the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance, invited high school students to submit any kind of multimedia—from poetry to sculpture–that […]
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This past Friday the cross country team traveled to Lake Region High School in Naples for their final “regular” race of the season. The boys were fortunate – while damp and overcast, it didn’t actually rain during their race. That all changed for the girls race, when the skies really let loose and the girls […]
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