Author: Laura Purdom

  • Christian Community Michaelmas Gathering

    Last May, the Christian Community moved its services to Ashwood Waldorf School. They are now preparing for their annual Michaelmas gathering at Ashwood, scheduled for October 19 and 20. The following will provide the details of activities planned for that meeting: The Reverend Darryl Coonan will be returning to Maine to meet with the community and conduct the Michaelmas…

  • 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,…

  • CNN Profiles the “Waldorf Way”

    As enrollment skyrockets at Waldorf schools from coast to coast, Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on “The Waldorf Way,” looking at three key aspects Waldorf education–movement, testing, and technology–with a cognitive neuroscientist. Click here on the image to go view the video: Learn more about Waldorf by exploring our website, or by calling 207-236-8021 or emailing…

  • Slider 3

    Growing and learning through the joy of play  Test Nursery Kindergarten Snow Play Gallery Pumpkin Carving Gallery

  • Education Innovator Nancy Harris Frohlich Joins Ashwood’s Board

    Ashwood Waldorf School is pleased to announce that prominent educator Nancy Harris Frohlich has joined its Board of Trustees. It was a chance encounter with a 12-year-old Ashwood student that led to Frohlich’s association with the 28-year-old independent school. Each year, Ashwood participates with other area schools in the student art exhibition at the Center…

  • Slider 2

    Bringing life to learning through the power of the imagination Grade School Overview  Maple Sugaring Days Woodworking Fifth Grade Pentathlon Family Sledding Party

  • Slider 1

    Growing and learning through the joy of play  Early Childhood Overview Nursery Kindergarten Snow Play Gallery Pumpkin Carving Gallery

  • Ultimate Frisbee Camp 2013

    Here are a few fun views from Ashwood Waldorf School’s Ultimate Frisbee Camp. Learn more about Ashwood and the “ultimate sport”.  

  • Ten Beautiful Mornings with Your Child

    In honor of our Ashwood Waldorf School’s upcoming Parent-Child classes, we offer you this quote from the 19th-century American humorist, Josh Billings: “To bring up your child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in awhile.” We think our Parent-Child Classes offer the perfect way to “travel that way yourself.” For…

  • Quote of the Week – 7.30.13

    “The potential possibilities of any child are the most intriguing and stimulating in all creation.” – Ray L. Wilbur, American medical doctor who served as the third president of Stanford University and the 31st United States Secretary of the Interior