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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For the past two weeks, the seniors have been exploring authors chiefly responsible for awakening the literary genius of nineteenth century America, with emphasis on Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Each writer exhorted people to find their own voices, to rely upon their own individual genius. In the spirit of this celebration of […]
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When the 25th annual Pentathlon Festival was canceled last spring, it was just one of many ways that COVID-19 disrupted established traditions and routines for many on campus. The festival, which is an athletic, artistic, and poetic combination modeled after the ideals of the Greek Olympics, has become a cherished fifth grade right of passage […]
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The cross country team continued their competitive season this past week, traveling slightly west for their weekly Western Maine Conference race, this time against the Patriots from Gray-New Gloucester. The boys ran first with Louis Walker landing his first race as the #1 MCWS runner, coming in 2nd. Other scoring runners were John Miles Muentener […]
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What is this festival called Michaelmas? It is called a “new” festival although it has its roots in ancient Babylonia, India, and earlier. On the very simplest of levels it is known as a harvest festival. That moment in the year when all the fruits of our planting, weeding, growing efforts have ripened and are […]
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After nearly two months of planning and hard work, all 16 outdoor classrooms at Maine Coast Waldorf School are complete, thanks to the tireless efforts from so many volunteers from across our community. The 16 classrooms—one for each grade—will ensure that students and faculty will be able to safely spend as much time outdoors as […]
Read More »My name is Susan Purcell and I’m the founder and co-owner of MaineFlavor, LLC. Andrew Applegate (aka Bond) is MaineFlavor’s baker and other co-owner. We operate our gourmet ice cream company from the commercial kitchen in the MCWS Community Hall, and we’re preparing to re-open our organic bakery café on Tuesday, September 8 — with […]
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Written by Christine Sloan Friday evening, while viewing a virtual event, I had the privilege of watching years of building relationships come together to create an event that touched hearts and inspired action that echoed from Brunswick to Boston, from Maine to California, from the United States to Australia. Growing to Give, a non-profit, organic […]
Read More »Smiles, laughter, and joy were on display on a picture-perfect morning as Maine Coast Waldorf School began its 36th school year for grades 1–12. The return of familiar faces to campus was extra special, as it marked the first time the community was able to come together since March 13, the day last spring that […]
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Faculty members David Sloan and John Reinhart scored a rare double poetry coup and were simultaneously featured in the most recent edition of the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance weekly newsletter, “Peavey.” Sloan’s poem “Threshold Choir” was also highlighted on Maine Public Radio, while Reinhart’s “the cosmonaut’s heart” was recognized in the Portland Press Herald’s weekly poetry […]
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