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 Chemistry of Food
Students in Class 7-8 have embarked on an Organic Chemistry block and are discovering how sweet science can be. This week we looked at sugars—how they are used in the home and in our bodies. We built a sucrose molecule with M&Ms. We made peanut brittle, exploring what happens to sucrose when it’s heated, and…
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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…
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.