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Hey teens: Here’s where to start your prom planning in western Maine
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (968+ words) Prom season is approaching across Maine, and for many students it will be one of the most anticipated events of the school year. The Mt Blue High School prom is scheduled for May 2. The Spruce Mountain High School prom is…...
Farmington middle schoolers connect to young readers though buddy program
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (559+ words) FARMINGTON " About 160 Mt. Blue Middle School eighth graders filled W.G. Mallett School earlier this month, reading with pre-kindergarten through second grade students in what Principal Stacey Gilbert called "the most beautiful experience." The eighth graders were at the school from 9-11 a.m., reading…...
AI use expands in western Maine schools, policing
6+ day, 13+ min ago (1084+ words) As the use of artificial intelligence in everyday life grows, teachers, police departments and even state regulators are taking a cautious approach while finding ways the technology can be integrated into existing infrastructure. Educators at Spruce Mountain Middle School in…...
Richmond preschool celebrates Halloween during Family Forest Friday
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (210+ words) Erica Skelton, founder, director and head teacher of Sunflower Fields Preschool, a Reggio Emilia-inspired early childhood education center in Richmond, reads a Halloween book to children in a yurt ... You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can…...
Camping with the family? Check out these kid-friendly sites in the Rangeley region
2+ week, 3+ day ago (392+ words) As the days grow longer and the weather warms up, you may be starting to make reservations for a camping trip into the countless state parks and public lands that dot the Rangeley region. For those with a car full…...
Maine homeschoolers turn farms, forests into living classrooms
1+ mon, 2+ day 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…...
The big move’s little challenges were well worth the effort | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (548+ words) My wife woke up the morning of the big move with what we thought was food poisoning, only to realize two days later when my mom came down with the same symptoms that it was a stomach bug. That put…...
For some western Maine families, homeschooling is all about having choice
2+ mon, 6+ 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
2+ 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…...
Listen to clinicians, not politicians, on vaccines | Letter
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (211+ words) It's not a question: Vaccines save lives. In 2018, for example, it's estimated that 700,000 children between 0-5 years of age died worldwide from vaccine-preventable infectious disease. Upending years of science, the current federal administration has chosen to change the childhood vaccination recommendation…...