Coffee House Rocks!On February 13th the snow and snow day could not keep the performers and audience away! Coffee House 2019 was a resounding success and the packed Community Hall was a sparkling and creative community space for the night. While the Coffeehouse was once largely teacher directed, the students now give the evening its shape and […]
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Maine Coast Waldorf School Student & Faculty Are Winners in Freeport Historical Society Writing ContestIn December, Maine Coast Waldorf School ninth graders submitted short stories for the Second Annual Freeport Historical Society Writing Contest that focused on the current exhibit’s theme of blacksmiths and shopkeepers. Freshman Wes Teegarden’s story won first place in the high school category, and German and Humanities teacher Ann Coltman took home second place in […]
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MCWS Sophomore is First in USASA Skiercross Nationals in ColoradoMaine Coast Waldorf School sophomore Stuart Whittier recently competed in the USASA Skiercross Nationals at Copper Mountain in Colorado. On Sunday, April 8th, he raced in the Open Class (16 and older) and finished 1st in the time trials (which ranks the racers for the competitive heats) and went on the win all of his […]
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High School Sophomores Place 2nd & 3rd in Maine Junior Duck Stamp ContestTwo Maine Coast Waldorf School sophomores, Magnolia Sinisi and Emma Tiemen, placed second and third, respectively in Group IV (grades 10-12) of the State of Maine Junior Duck Stamp Contest. Each of the students created an original image of a particular species of waterfowl in oil pastel for this national art competition. The Junior Duck […]
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Coffee House CaptivatesDespite snow days limiting rehearsal time, last week’s annual High School Coffee House was a huge success, both in terms of fund-raising and “fun-raising.” Many thanks to co-hosts Maria Barton and Rodrigo Cortes-Estevez for their light-hearted “Wald-kanda” skits, to the poets, singers, musicians, circus artists and dancers who shared their talents, and to the many […]
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Six MCWS Nordic Skiers Participate in New England Nordic Skiing ChampionshipsSix Maine Coast Waldorf High School Nordic skiers – Aidan Stark-Chessa, Seamus Woodruff, Caitlin Keliher, Matinicus Neveu, Olivia Reynolds and Eliza Skillings – participated in the U16 New England Nordic Skiing Championship at Gore Mountain in New York this past weekend. No school in the state sent more skiers than Maine Coast! Both Matinicus Neveu […]
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Alum Speaks on Restorative Learning and Life after WaldorfMaine Coast Waldorf School alum Page Nichols (8th grade class of 2002) was the high school forum speaker on Wednesday, March 7th. Page is the Restorative Learning Specialist at the Brunswick REAL School. She works with students, teachers, counselors, and parents to provide educational, restorative consequences for inappropriate school behavior. This restorative approach replaces the […]
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Interested in Learning about Permaculture? This past weekend at MCWS, Permaculture Design Certification Course participants inoculated logs with shiitake mushrooms, learned how to propagate trees and shrubs, designed polycultures, and explored the tastes and habits of native perennial fruits, nuts and veggies. This 6-month course has provided a vast amount of information and resources, complemented by experiential activities, thought-provoking conversations, […]
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Efficiency Maine will present plaque to MCWS, March 30, 8:00 am in the High SchoolThe community is warmly welcome to attend a short ceremony at the high school on Friday March 30, 8:00 – 8:30am where Efficiency Maine will award MCWS a plaque designating the high school as a certified Maine Advanced Building. We will also showcase our recently received PHIUS (Passive House Institute of United States) plaque which […]
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Sing and Dance! – Don’t Walk – to the High School Coffee HouseThe high school’s most musical Coffee House yet will take place Thursday, March 15, Community Hall at 7 p.m. Instead of primarily literary presentations, the evening will resound with song and dance, fiddle and guitar pieces, with acrobatics and a circus act or two included! Seniors Maria Barton and Rodrigo Cortes Estevez will co-host the […]
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