by Carol Bousquet
June 10, 2010
York County Coast Star
KENNEBUNK- Kennebunk High School’s graduating class of 2010 has a unique distinction this year: 11 of its seniors are candidates to receive International Baccalaureate Diplomas and 46 are candidates for IB Certificates, the first such graduates in Maine. It’s an… Read the rest
Several schools in Maine are offering a rigorous program that takes an inquiry-based approach.
By Ann S. Kim
January 5, 2010
Portland Press Herald
In a recent biology class, Johnny Price and his classmates got some meal worms and an assignment: create a lab to investigate their behavior. The question… Read the rest
The kids begin the program Monday October 17 with a full day of preparation with camp staff at MSK. On Tuesday they head up to Camp Kieve where they will spend the rest of the week working on team building, healthy decision-making, and a multitude of other social skills. See… Read the rest
by Rachel H. Goldman
September 30, 2011
Kennebunk Post
Sue Cressey and Zach Pyle cleared their throats, leaned toward their microphones and spoke to the high school student body over the airwaves. Cressey, Kennebunk High School principal, and Pyle, a junior, gave Kennebunk High School Radio Club’s first live radio… Read the rest
Kennebunk Post September 30, 2011
by Rachel H. Goldman
School: Middle School of the Kennebunks
Date: Spring 2011
Total: $18,000
Middle School of the Kennebunks 7th graders will attend Camp Kieve in the fall of 2011. Camp Kieve is a leadership school where students work with counselors on self-confidence, teamwork, communication and healthy decision making. The children work in groups… Read the rest
School: Mildred L. Day School
Date: Spring 2011
Total: $175
Twelve Reading Comprehension CDs for grades K – 6 are purchased to encourage use of Smartboards, which are new to the school. Mildred L. Day teachers researched the software and will pilot its use; if successful the program could… Read the rest
School: Middle School of the Kennebunks
Date: Spring 2011
Total: $247.55
Students create a piece of “stained glass” using new geometric knowledge and a report that details seven points of geometry and dilation. It will be a the culmination of the a newly created math unit on Geometry.
Schools: Kennebunkport Consolidated School, Kennebunk Elementary School, Mildred L. Day School, Sea Road School
Date: Spring 2011
Total: $3,200
Mobile carts outfitted with supplies allow students to cook in their classrooms. Students grow produce in school gardens and can enjoy healthy foods while learning math, reading, geography and life… Read the rest
School: Sea Road School
Date: Spring 2011
Total: $$1,160
Sea Road School 4th and 5th graders view and participate in presentations by the Boston Museum of Science on various topics associated with the learning goals of the Science Frameworks for Maine schools.
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