Boys are Class C XC State Champions, Girls are Runner Up & Olivia is Individual Champion!The State Class C Cross Country Championship took place this past Saturday at Twin Brook in Cumberland. For the second weekend in a row, we were fortunate enough to have excellent fall weather- clear, crispy and slightly breezy. While the course was much spongier in sections due to the recent rain, many of our runners […]
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MCWS Boys and Girls are Class C Regional Cross Country Champs!For the first time BOTH Maine Coast Waldorf High School girls and boys are Class C Regional Cross Country Champs! This is the fourth consecutive regional championship for the boys, and the first in seven years for the girls. Additional congratulations go to junior Olivia Reynolds, who successfully defended her individual regional title. On a […]
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Maine Coast Waldorf High School Featured in Renewal Magazine ArticleMaine Coast Waldorf High School teacher David Sloan and parent Amy Eshoo teamed up to write a fabulous article for the Spring/Summer 2019 issue of Renewal: A Journal for Waldorf Education. The article, entitled “Buildings that Embody Waldorf Values,” features our beautiful high school building and the thoughts and values behind its creation. We encourage […]
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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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