Category: News
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May Fair Slideshow & Videos
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Fieldtrip: A Search for the Source
On April 8, upper grades students met at Ragged Mountain to follow Hosmer Brook up the mountain in search of its source. Along the way the students identified tress and observed the changing forest make up as they gained altitude. At the top they could see clear across the state and beyond, from Mt. Washington…
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Alumni Update: Caroline Ginsberg ’00
by Valerie Shepard ’98 Alumni Caroline Ginsberg ’00 and husband Colin Reid welcomed their son, Lennon Matinicus Reid, in January 2021! Caroline lives in Portland and works as the membership director for Maine Farmland Trust. Last year, she began a masters program in clinical social work at the University of New England, and previously served for several…
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Kristina Mainella to Lead Mixed-age Kindergarten
Ashwood recently announced the hiring of Kristina Mainella to lead its mixed-age kindergarten next year. Kristina brings a wealth of experience to the job, including raising two boys, both of whom attended Ashwood, and serving on our board of trustees. Prior to this career changed, Kristina was a practicing small animal veterinarian for 18 years.…
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Alumni Update: Alex Wilder ’08
By Alex Wilder After Ashwood, I did a year at Camden-Rockport Middle School before attending high school at Camden Hills. I loved my time at CHRHS, where I participated in the choral program, the musicals, and the nordic ski team. I did my undergraduate degree in Musical Studies at Oberlin College, after which I returned…
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A Little Fun in Language Arts
Students in the Writing Club revisited our study of character traits by tagging each other with positive character traits. Left to right: Clementine, Frances, Oliver, Vivian, and Ceri. Giggles abounded and many kind compliments were given!
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Students Participate in Library Poetry Contest in Celebration of National Poetry Month
Several Ashwood upper grades students recently submitted original poems to the Rockland Public Library’s “Anything Goes” Poetry Contest in celebration of National Poetry Month 2021. We’re proud to announce that, of the three finalists selected in the under 13 category, all three are from Ashwood! While the finalists’ poems can be found on the library’s…
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They Float!
As part of their Waterways/Ways of Water block, Class 1-3 made tiny canoes out of beeswax. Today, they sent them off for their first voyage on the stream. They really float! Science in action.
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Alumni Update: Emma Berryman-Moore ’10
I graduated from Ashwood in 2010, which feels impossibly long ago! I attended Camden Hills Regional High School and graduated in 2014, before moving on to the University of New Hampshire, where I graduated summa cum laude with a dual-degree in environmental economics and international affairs with dual minors in political science and French. While…
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Off on a Tangent
The snow is gone, and the plow stakes are no longer needed. It was the perfect opportunity for Class 4-8 to do a little campus clean up while trying out their recent lessons on tangents by building a model of Leonardo d Vinci’s fastenerless bridge.