Category: Alumni
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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…
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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,…
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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,…
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William Alexander ’10 Accepted to USC Honors Program
Ashwood graduate William (“Whit”) Alexander ‘10, has received a letter of acceptance to the University of Southern California’s Resident Honors Program. This highly competitive program accepts only 20 to 30 students each year. Applicants must have a minimum combined SAT score of 2050, a successful high school record with a 4.0 grade average, and demonstrated…
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Katie Thompson ’02: “How Can I Challenge Myself?”
Last summer, Ashwood alumna Katie Thompson ’02 got a call from Kim Murphy, the music director at Camden Hills Regional High School. Did Katie want to be the choreographer for next year’s musical, West Side Story? Katie was thrilled. “It’s every choreographer’s dream to do West Side Story,” she said. “It’s so difficult! It was…