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Maine Coast Waldorf School
Maine Coast Waldorf School is a Waldorf education, Waldorf school for students from early childhood through grade 12. It was founded in 1984 as Merriconeag Waldorf School and changed its name to Maine Coast Waldorf School in 2015. As a Waldorf school, Maine Coast's curricula are based on the educational philosophy of Rudolf Steiner. Initially offering education for students up to grade 8, MCWS began offering high school education in 2009, graduating its first high school class in 2010. The high school received national accreditation in 2012. MCWS is a member of and accredited by New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA), and the Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America (WECAN). The high school was temporarily housed on the Pineland campus until the planned high school building was completed in 2017. The building was designed by Portland, Maine architecture firm BRIBURN. It is the first Passive h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeport, Maine
Freeport is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 8,737 at the 2020 census. Once home to a prominent shipbuilding industry, timber operations, and farming, it is now known for its numerous outlet stores; Freeport is home to L.L. Bean, Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park, and the Desert of Maine. Freeport is part of the Portland– South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area. The Harraseeket Historic District is in Freeport. History The town was once a part of North Yarmouth called Harraseeket, after the Harraseeket River. First settled about 1700, it was set off and incorporated on February 14, 1789 as Freeport. It is probably named "from the openness of its harbor" (free from ice). Freeport developed as four villages—Mast Landing, Porter's Landing, South Freeport and Freeport Corner—all of which are now part of the Harraseeket Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. At the head of tide on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |