Author: Laura Purdom

  • More Tumble & Rumble Camp Fun!

    Today we take a look at the obstacle course that Mr. Clough created. The children are having a great time swinging, balancing, jumping through hoops and walking blindfolded through the Misty Mountains.

  • Tumble & Rumble Summer Camp 2013

    Tumble & Rumble Campers show off their hand decorated staves and cool off on our slip-and-slide hill. 

  • Ashwood Alumni to Perform at Summer Venues

    Two summer concerts are coming up that feature some of our talented Ashwood alumni! Mostly Brothers at the Locavore Festival: On Saturday, July 13, Mostly Brothers (Jamie Oshima ’12, Sean Oshima ’08, Alex Wilder ’08) will appear at the the Locavore Festival in Waldoboro Maine, at Cider Hill Farm. There is music and food all day,…

  • First Day of Summer Camp 2013

  • Waldorf and Montessori: What’s the Difference?

    A question we often hear from parents is: “What are the differences between Montessori and Waldorf eduction?” These two educational philosophies actually started with a similar goal: to design a curriculum that was developmentally appropriate to the child and that addressed the child’s need to learn in multiple ways. A fundamental difference between these two…

  • Early Childhood Bridge Crossing 2013

    At the end of each school year, the Early Childhood children, teachers, and families gather for the Bridge Crossing. In this joyful ceremony, first-grade ready children, wearing silken capes and golden crowns, cross over a wooden bridge festooned with fresh flowers. The crossing symbolizes their readiness to enter the Grade School. They are then followed by…

  • Parents Muse on Why We Were Late. Meh!

    The Ashwood Waldorf School Log Book: It’s the battered tome where our hardworking parents have a chance to “confess” their  reasons for arriving late to school with their children. Once again this year, the Ashwood office staff has meticulously combed through the list and nominated a few of our favorites. These creative and quirky responses to…

  • Ashwood Alumni to Perform with Village Harmony

    Village Harmony, the Vermont-based youth world music singing ensemble will present five Maine concerts, and this year, our very own Chloe Isis ’13 and Jamie Oshima ’12 will be performing with the ensemble. All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. The complete schedule of Maine concerts is: Monday, July 1, Whitefield, Saint Denis Church (207-549-3820); Tuesday,…

  • Fifth Grade Pentathlon 2013

  • Thinking About Art

    Ashwood’s art program features prominently in Nancy Harris Frohlich’s May 7 blog Thinking About Art. In it she refers to her experiences with Ashwood students and families at the opening exhibition of the CMCA student art show as well as her impressions of the Eighth Grade Projects at our recent open house: “These young thinkers…