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Alumni Artisans: Simone Cautela, ’05 – Simone Marie Designs
I am Simone Cautela and I went to elementary school at Ashwood. I then attended high school at Carrabassett Valley Ski Academy, and graduated from University of Maine (Orono) with an Exercise Science- Kinesiology degree! I now work full time at Tahoe Forest Hospital in the Emergency room and reside in Alpine Meadows, California. I…
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Nadejda Stancioff ’06
After Ashwood, I attended CHRHS and graduated with a desire to explore! I spent six months working and saving money and then six months hitch-hiking through New Zealand and working on organic farms before returning for my first year at Mount Holyoke College where I studied psychology and Education. After college I returned to Maine…
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Eliza Squibb – Textile Artist
Eliza ’00 uses textile design to bridge the worlds of art and science. While still in college at the Rhode Island Institute of Design (RISD) back in 2012, Eliza leapt at the unique opportunity to create a textile pattern for health communication in Africa. The resulting fabric used vivid imagery to spread health messaging for…
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Alumni Artisans: Meghan Flynn Ceramics
Meghan Flynn graduated from Ashwood with the first eighth grade in 1998. She lives and works in Lincolnville, where she grew up. Meghan says: “I tend to focus on small editions and sets. Whether thrown on the potters wheel or pinched from a lump of clay, each piece is carefully made by hand. Having grown up…
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Iyla Hopkins ’01
Greetings from Oregon! I graduated my two year teacher training program last June, at Waldorf Teacher Education Eugene with a grades teaching certificate. I am currently employed as a specialty teacher at the Eugene Waldorf School. I teach garden, orchestra, and games classes. I also assist in the 4th grade for a child with special…
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Alumni Artisans: Henry Ginsberg – Resurgam Fermentation
Resurgam Hot Sauce Company produces and bottles locally sourced, lacto-fermented hot sauce in Portland, Maine. Founded in 2015 by Henry Ginsberg ‘03 and two friends, their mission is to provide high-quality sauces while supporting and promoting sustainable farming in Maine. Henry and his friends began experimenting with fermentation as a hobby and have grown Resurgam…
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Alumni Artisans: Emily Seymour – Curator Clothing
Emily ’06 and her fiancée Ben own and operate Curator, a vintage and contemporary clothing store on Main Street in Rockland, Maine. Curator is currently expanding, and will soon offer women’s clothing in addition to their usual menswear.
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Alumni Artisans: Sean and Jamie Oshima
Sean (’08) and Jamie’s (’12) magnetic sibling sound and contagious joy result from a lifetime of making music together. The brothers have honed a harmony-rich blend of contemporary folk and acoustic pop, and are often on the road performing. On stage, Sean and Jamie create a surprisingly full sound with dynamic vocals, electric and acoustic…
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Seeding the Future
New video celebrates 100th anniversary of Waldorf education. “Seeding the Future” provides a glimpse into the principles of Waldorf education, an education that fosters concern for others, connection to the world, and the capacity to be in service to society. This video short is a trailer to the international film, “Learn to Change the World”…
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Alumni Forum Rocks the House!
Ashwood Waldorf School hosted it’s annual all-school meeting on Tuesday, November 17, featuring a conversation with alumni moderated by alumni parent, Sarah Baldwin, a Waldorf educator and proprietor of Bella Luna Toys, and online retail site based in Rockland. Alumni Aidan Acosta (2012), Caroline Ginsberg (2000), Alden Robinson (1998), Abraham Stimson (1998), Emily Seymour (2006),…
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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…
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Ari Snider ’10: Framing a Life
We asked Belfast High School senior Ari Snider ’10 to tell us about his recently completed year abroad. He writes: “It was fun and interesting to tie my Ashwood years into my exchange experience. I believe that there is a very real connection between the two.” — Editor During my years at Ashwood Waldorf School…
