Schooling the Imagination
Waldorf Education in midcoast Maine since 1986, nursery through eighth grade
Early Childhood
Warm and nurturing programs for the youngest children. Nursery, Preschool, Kindergarten, parent-child playgroup, and extended day offerings.
Elementary School
Holistic education of the “head, heart and hands,” grounding and nurturing a sense of wonder while broadening perspective on the world.
Middle School
Sharpening students’ intellect, their eye for beauty and accuracy, and their capacity to accomplish meaningful activities.
Our community, our classroom
Learn how our school engages with midcoast Maine, and discover resources for relocating.
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Campus Highlights
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The Things Nursery Children Say
by Elizabeth Roosevelt, Early Childhood Administrator and Lead Nursery Teacher The rhythm of our day in the nursery class allows teachers many opportunities to slow down. We are able to observe and bring intentionality to everything we do in the classroom, especially our interactions with the children. Within the age span we have in the…
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One-potato, two potato at Erickson Fields Preserve
Class 3-4 visits Erickson Fields Preserve to help harvest the potato and carrot crops. And then there were carrots!
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Michaelmas Pageant 2024
Will the the melancholy Moz and his merry friend Melody escape the mangy maws of the sea monster? Will courage prevail? Yes! (If only Moz can get his homework done.) A cast of enthusiastic 5th through 8th graders mounted a festive pageant for the Michaelmas season before an appreciative audience of 60-some grand friends and…
Ashwood is accredited by the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA); the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC); and the Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America (WECAN). Ashwood is also approved through the Maine Department of Education. The Early Childhood program is licensed as a daycare by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.