The Brunswick School Department is the
school district serving
Brunswick, Maine.
History
In September 2013, due to the growing population of Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School, the district was deciding whether to reassign the fifth grade to Brunswick Junior High School or to add additional mobile classrooms to Coffin Elementary School.
In 2013 the district sent the assistant superintendent to
Zhejiang,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
for $5,000 for a goodwill trip. The purpose was to find exchange students to cover for population losses.
Brunswick High looks to China for new students
" '' Associated Press'' at the '' Kennebec Journal''. September 29, 2013. Retrieved on May 6, 2014. As a result, Greg Bartlett, the assistant superintendent of schools, met with officials of Jinhua No. 1 High School, Brunswick High School's sister school, and signed an agreement with Hangzhou No. 14 High School
Hangzhou No.14 High School is a provincial level key high school located at 580 Fengqi Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The school is located at the center of the city. In front of Mituo Mountain and near West Lake, the school is energized by the atmosp ...
, another sister school.[Dylan, Martin.]
Brunswick delays decision on building new elementary school, moves ahead with China student exchange program
" '' Bangor Daily News''. December 12, 2013. Retrieved on May 7, 2014.
There was a formal commitment for the school board to arrange to have a new school built on the location of the closed Jordan Acres Elementary School, but the school district tabled the agreement in December 2013.[
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Schools
The district's schools include:
* Brunswick High School
* Brunswick Junior High School
* Kate Furbish Elementary School
* Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School
* REAL School
* Region 10 Technical High School
References
External links
Brunswick School Department
Region 10 Technical High School
School districts in Maine
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