Surrounded by family, friends, and teachers, our fifteen seniors graduated on Saturday, June 8 in our heartfelt and tradition-filled ceremony. Congratulations to the class of 2019! Kaden Bergeron, Anna Churchill, Annabelle Creech, Charlotte Fecteau, Samuel Gauthier, Oona Gourlay, Mia Guidry, Brittan Higgins, Amelia Kerin, Katje Kroncke-Wisdom, Dylan Marcinkowski, Sophia Pedriani, Cooper Strong, Andy Xiao, and Continue reading.
On Wednesday we arrived in Camden at 4 pm, after a ride that included an hour of souvenir shopping in Portland—a fun town the students liked exploring. We boarded the ship, met the crew, dropped our bags and went for a hike to stretch our legs. The hike up Mt. Batty near the harbor is Continue reading.
How does a school that consciously limits technology teach its students to use the Internet? Our sixth grade teacher Rebekah Hopkinson has embarked on a new Cyber Civics curriculum in typical Waldorf fashion: an intentional, deep dive that teaches emotional intelligence entwined with digital citizenship. The three-year curriculum, which is rapidly being adopted by schools Continue reading.
Our eleventh grade just finished the class, History through Music with Mr. Olson at the end of January. Along with a new appreciation for music as an art form, the students gained a new perspective on how music has influenced and grown alongside the human species. Here is one student’s reflection on the class. Mr. Continue reading.
Twice a year, grades six, seven, and eight join together for an intensive week-long immersion. This winter the focus was on creating a sense of place through photography. For one week, students explored the natural and human habitats around their school, composed and edited photographs, and learned about the art of digital photography and exhibition Continue reading.
