Category: News
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Ocean Waves by Class 1-3
Can’t you just hear the great waves crashing and sighing? And do these paintings remind you of something? See below.
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More Mandala
For me, school days at Ashwood have been a sweet refuge from all of the disruptions of the past year. Nowhere has this more evident than in art class each week, when the upper grades students settle in and begin working on their mandalas. A hush quickly settles over the room. Gradually, as the students…
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Lisa Newcomb to Lead Spring Parent & Child Playgroup
Lisa Newcomb will be leading our 4-week parent & child playgroup this spring. Lisa has been involved in Ashwood’s early childhood program for the past nine years as a substitute and extended day teacher. Lisa is a certified Simplicity Parenting coach and has worked with children for more than 40 years from early childhood programs…
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Fourth & Fifth Graders Participate in Maine Poster Program
The fourth graders are participating in the Maine Poster Program this year. Ashwood students chose to feature blueberries (right, by Ami), lobsters (left, by Frances), sugaring, and rivers to represent the state in words and pictures.
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Summer Camp Registration Is Here!
Please note: The camps listed below are our confirmed camps to date; however, we are hoping to add a camp for children ages 5–6 and grades 1–2. Download a registration form here. Field & Forest Camp for 3 and 4 year-olds; August 9-13, 9:00–noon. We will explore the fields, stream, and woods around Ashwood’s early…
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March Virtual Open House to Highlight Nursery Program
Join us on Wednesday, March 24 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. for this online event for adults interested in learning more about Ashwood’s NEW nursery program for children aged 2 to 3. All are welcome. Our guest presenters will be Ashwood’s lead nursery teacher, Tamara Rosenthal, and lead mixed-age kindergarten teacher, Marianne Böckli. There will be a brief presentation, offering…
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Tamara Rosenthal to Lead Nursery Program
We are pleased to announce that we have hired Tamara Rosenthal as our new nursery school lead teacher. Tamara is a trained Waldorf early childhood teacher. She was the early childhood assistant at Ashwood last year and rejoined the EC faculty in December. She has a gentle and caring spirit and the children love her.…
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Winter Fun
What do you do for all-school games when it’s too icy to ski or sled? Otter sliding, of course!
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School Year 2021-2022 Teaching Assignments and Class Configurations
On February 10, the faculty held a meeting to announce teaching assignments and class configuration for the 2021-2022 school year. Class teacher assignments for next year are as follows: Class 1-2, Elizabeth Doshi; Class 3-5, Robert Kaczor; Class 6-8, Laura Purdom. To view the video recording of the meeting, click here. Class 1-2, Elizabeth Doshi:…
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A Valentine for the Kindergarten
For all-school games today, the grade school students went for a morning ski. Nothing new about that, but this time there was twist. For a Valentine’s treat, they hitched up the kindergarteners’ sleds and gave them a ride in the wintery woods!