Category: Off Site Events

  • Middle School Presents the Pirates of Penzance

    The pirates are coming to Rockport! Ashwood Waldorf School’s middle school will present Gilbert & Sullivan’s swashbuckling comedic operetta, The Pirates of Penzance, at the Rockport Opera House on Thursday, March 19 at 11:00 a.m. and Friday, March 20 at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited. A $10 donation is suggested. Under 16 free. Adapted…

  • Zoot Student Art Show

    Zoot Coffee on Elm St. in Camden, Maine is hosting an exhibit of artworks by Ashwood Waldorf School students during the months of December and January. Ashwood’s professional faculty is devoted to challenging and engaging each student through a curriculum that integrates science and mathematics with literature, history, and the arts. Every Waldorf student can…

  • Ashwood Hosts Film Screenings

    School’s Out: Lessons from a Forest Kindergarten. Ashwood Waldorf School Hosts Film Screenings On Sunday, August 10, Ashwood Waldorf School hosts two free showings of the film, School’s Out: Lessons from a Forest Kindergarten. The short film will be presented at the Rockland Public Library at 2:00 p.m., and again at 4:00 p.m. at Ashwood’s…

  • Ashwood Alumni to Perform in Camden Hills Regional High School Musical

    “Shrek, the Musical,” based on the Oscar-winning film, is this year’s Camden Hills Regional High School fall musical. Several Ashwood Waldorf School alumni are cast in this show, so don’t miss the chance to cheer on our talented students! Duncan Hall ’10, plays Lord Farquaad, while Fiona Hall ’13 turns in a performance as one…

  • Kim John Payne to Offer Workshop/Lecture on Simplicity Parenting

    “Using the extraordinary power of less to raise calmer, happier & more secure kids. Learn how to simplify toys, books and clothes, meals and bedtimes, schedules, and filter out the adult world.” Kim John Payne is an Australian who has, for 27 years, worked throughout the world as a counselor, consultant/researcher and educator of both…

  • Jack Petrash to Speak at Merriconeag

    Waldorf educator Jack Petrash will be at Merriconeag Waldorf School in Freeport, Maine for two events: Dynamic Schooling to Meet the Future: A Public Talk by Jack Petrash Friday October 18, 7:00 p.m. 57 Desert Road, Freeport Suggested donation: $10 at the door To meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world our children will…

  • Lecture on Modern Brain Research and Education

    This Friday, September 13, at 7:00 p.m. Douglas Gerwin, PhD, will offer a lecture on “Turning Education on Its Head: What modern brain research says about how children and young adults learn.” The lecture takes place at Merriconeag Waldorf School in Freeport. Recent neuro-scientific research shows that the brain behaves less like a “hard-wired” computer,…