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Maine homeschoolers turn farms, forests into living classrooms
2+ hour ago (1420+ words) EDITOR'S NOTE:This story is the third in a series examining homeschooling in rural Maine and its growing popularity. At Sweet Tomatoes Learning Center in Jay, getting outside and interacting with nature takes centerstage. Working with animals has become a…...
19 Oxford Hills high school students suspended over harassment
2+ week, 5+ day ago (606+ words) PARIS " Nineteen students were suspended last week from Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School after parents were told their children were being disciplined in connection with the harassment and intimidation of a student. A group of students were alleged to have…...
For some western Maine families, homeschooling is all about having choice
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1391+ words) EDITOR'S NOTE:This story is the second of three parts examining home schooling in rural Maine and its growing popularity. JAY " Parents who choose to homeschool their children say that decision is not a rejection of learning or teachers, but…...
Jay woman’s 20 years of homeschooling built around family
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1499+ words) EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is the first of three parts examining homeschooling in rural Maine and its growing popularity. JAY " For longtime Franklin County homeschooling parent Lisa Berry, of Jay, homeschooling was never just an educational decision, it was a…...
What’s really behind UMA’s decision to move out of Handley Hall? | Letter
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (166+ words) Your Jan. 11 article, in the Central Maine Sunday edition, regarding the relocation of UMA's Arts and Architecture program from Handley Hall on Water Street in Augusta, raised a salient question. I am a commercial landlord'in Augusta and am very familiar…...
‘Portrait of a Graduate’ program focuses on students over academics at Telstar
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (702+ words) Telstar High School staff is reimagining ways to celebrate students " moving away from academics-related acknowledgements in favor of recognizing their qualities. As part of Telstar's 2023 reaccreditation in New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the staff developed what they call…...
Bonding with babies takes time but makes memories | Letter
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (115+ words) It's been almost four decades since my youngest was born, but I still smiled and laughed at Victoria Hugo-Vidal's status report (Two months into motherhood, back on my feet and still on my toes," Dec. 21). It brought back so many…...
Yeti-themed Noon Year’s Eve party welcomes readers at Livermore Falls library - Lewiston Sun Journal
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (160+ words) Yeti-themed Noon Year's Eve party welcomes readers at Livermore Falls library'Lewiston Sun Journal " " LIVERMORE FALLS " Treat Memorial Library welcomed the new year with a family-friendly Noon Year's Eve celebration on Dec. 31. The "Yeti for the New Year" program opened with…...
The first rule of baby routine? There is no routine. | Victoria Hugo-Vidal - Lewiston Sun Journal
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (955+ words) One of the toughest parts about having a newborn at home is the loss of routine. As someone with autism, routines are more important to me than to the average neurotypical individual; the first six weeks of motherhood were pretty…...
Early motherhood is being back on your feet and still on your toes | Column
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (595+ words) I'm about two months into this journey of motherhood and I'm finally starting to feel like I'm getting my feet underneath me. (And getting dogs underneath my feet.) Of course, the nature of babies is such that the minute you…...