Every Saturday, Wolfe’s Neck Center offers an opportunity for children ages 5 and under to feed barn animals and learn a little bit about farm life.
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Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Topsham custodian Michael Langley takes the classroom outside
Known at Woodside Elementary as ‘Mr. Mike,’ he teaches kids how to make maple syrup, press cider, ice fish and more.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
From classroom to campfire: Community support sends Franklin County students into the backcountry
Local sponsors covered lodging costs so Stratton, Spruce Mountain and Mt. Abram students could experience overnight outdoor trips at Maine Huts & Trails’ backcountry lodges.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Spruce Mountain High School students describe chaga mushroom study
Value of a birch tree inoculated with chaga spores could increase in value from $30 to $625 when the chaga matures.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
Annual Moose River canoe trip approved for high school students
The trip is scheduled for July 7-11.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
New Spruce Mountain High School club advisor, middle school trip approved by Regional School Unit 73 directors
An advisor will be hired for the Outdoor Club using money budgeted for a track coach and seventh grade middle school students will attend an event at Camp Kieve.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Learning pavilions are popping up all over Oxford Hills
OXFORD — Maine School Administrative District 17 continues to demonstrate its commitment as Maine’s leading model for incorporating outdoor education into its curriculum. This strategy was unrolled back in 2021 by the district’s outdoor education coach Sarah Timm and Agnes Gray Elementary School’s former principal, Beth Clarke. Using a Rethinking Remote Education Ventures (RREV) and […]
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, Schools & Education
More grants help expand outdoor learning possibilities at Spruce Mountain schools in Jay
Grants have helped create Spruce Mountain Outdoor Learning Center and “Boggy Walk Trail” between Spruce Mountain elementary and high schools.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
New greenhouses at Spruce Mountain Elementary School in Jay enhance outdoor education
Two greenhouses for outdoor learning have been built at Spruce Mountain Elementary School through a $100,000 Rethink Respond Educational Ventures grant, $3,000 from Maine Environmental Education Association grants and local support.