Category: Events

  • Middle School Trip to Gulf Hagas

    Gulf Hagas, the “Grand Canyon of the East”, is a three-mile-long slate gorge located in the mountains of central Maine. Last week Ashwood Waldorf School’s Middle School students enjoyed a two-night camping trip to the area crowned by a day-long hike along the rim of the gorge. It was an amazing trip: waterfalls cascading through…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • Fifth Grade Pentathlon 2013

  • Surrounded by Music

    One of the great joys of teaching at Ashwood is being surrounded by music almost everywhere I turn. Walking the halls of the Grade School building is often like taking a musical tour of the world. The younger children play soaring tunes on their flutes and recorders. Morning math games echo in the halls with rhythmic…

  • Ashwood Eighth Grader Directs and Stars in Musical

    For his Eighth Grade Project, Gabe Ferrero decided that he would star in and direct the musical “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog.” After a year of planning and rehearsals, Gabe’s debut as a director will be at the Waldo Theater, 916 Main Street, Waldoboro. Show times are Friday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday May 11…

  • Hats Off! Auction – New Items!

    Only two weeks to bid on your special items!   Check out the new items! Over 250 items on which to bid! Bidding ends April 25th at 8pm.   Live event to follow on April 27th, 6:30pm at the Rockport Opera House   Creature a Month – Surprise yourself, or someone you love, with 12…

  • CMCA “ARTicipation” Student Art Exhibition Opening

    Ashwood students in all grades will have art on display this year at ARTicipation, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art‘s  annual pre-season community celebration of student art from the Five Town Community School District. There will be hands-on art-making activities for all ages throughout the galleries and in ArtLab. Join us for the Opening Reception, from 2…

  • 8th Grade Graduation, June 8

    Save the date for Eighth Grade Graduation! The Class of 2013, along with their hardworking teacher, Mr. Eichenlaub, will be sending out invitations this spring to the event which will take place at the Strom Auditorium on Saturday, June 8, 2013. Graduation is the culminating moment of each student’s time at Ashwood. It is the…