Spaghetti Supper Saturday Night! Posted on Thursday January 19 Join The Community Schools at Opportunity Farm and Camden for a fabulous spaghetti dinner and cupcake sale this Saturday, January 21, from 5-6:30 at The Masonic Lodge in Rockport! This fun, family-friendly event will include The Masonic Lodge’s famous spaghetti, scrumptious Community Schools’ salad, and best […]
Mamas for Mamas Success! Posted on Wednesday November 30 On November 17, hearststudios in Camden was hopping with music, disco lights and fabulous food as more than 60 community members gathered to dance the night away in the name of a good cause. The occasion was the first ever Mamas for Mamas Ladies’ Night Out, […]
Mamas for Mamas Ladies’ Night Out: Good Fun for a Great Cause! Posted on Wednesday November 16 There’s only one place to be this Thursday night: Hearst Studios in Camden. The occasion is the first ever Mamas for Mamas Ladies’ Night Out, to support The Community Schools’ Passages Program for teen parents. On tap are […]
Check out The Passages Program in The BangorMetro! Posted on Monday August 22 Life Lessons Written by Joy Hollowell BangorMetro An alternative high school in Maine is offering young parents a second chance at an education. Amanda Cates was 14 years old when her mother left. “My mom met a guy online in Scotland. She […]
The Community School featured on MPBN’s Maine Things Considered Posted on Wednesday July 20 The Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) recently featured The Community School on its program, Maine Things Considered. Community School staff spoke with reporter, Tom Porter, on our recent merger with Opportunity Farm in New Gloucester. You can read (and hear!) the […]
Residential Class of 2011 celebrates graduation Posted on Monday June 20 Over 150 people filled High Mountain Hall on May 20 as The Community School’s Residential Class of 2011 celebrated graduation and were awarded their high school diplomas. After a rainy but festive procession through downtown Camden, students were acknowledged with a standing ovation as […]
ASL abc stories! Posted on Thursday June 16 In April, the Students at The Community School recorded, ‘abc stories’. Based on their learning of American Sign Language at the school, each letter in the ASL alphabet is acted out in order to convey the narrative of a story. These stories are truly creative and play […]
Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance supports Strout benefit for The Community School Posted on Sunday May 29 The Community School is thrilled that the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance (MWPA) is sponsoring a reading and reception with Pulitzer Prize winning and NY Times bestselling author Elizabeth Strout on Sunday, June 5 at The Rockport Opera […]
Camden Public Library supports Strout benefit for The Community School Posted on Thursday May 19 The Community School is thrilled that The Camden Public Library is supporting a reading and reception with Pulitzer Prize winning and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Strout on Sunday, June 5 at The Rockport Opera House. This event, a […]
Student internships prepare Community School students for the future Posted on Thursday May 19 The Community School’s Residential Class of 2010 is graduating on May 20, and preparing to head off to college and summer jobs. One of those graduates is 19 year old Caleb Terry of Bradford, who said of his time at the […]
