http://www.workingwaterfront.com Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:15:48 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/images/ww_banner_bg.png http://www.workingwaterfront.com http://www.workingwaterfront.com/mail/Deer-Isle-Boys-were-skilled-professional-mariners/12564/ To the editor:   I enjoyed the article "Technology, travel put Deer Isle students in touch with their ancestors," (Working Waterfront, June 2008) on the Deer Isle students and their impressive research into all the Deer Isle crews that defended the America's Cup in the 1890s. These kids deserve every bit of praise they get. I must take issue with Sandra Dinsmore's depiction of the crew members as fishermen. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (William A. Haviland) Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/mail/Deer-Isle-Boys-were-skilled-professional-mariners/12564/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Fencing-at-the-Fox-Island-Arts-Festival/12453/ North Haven's normal fifth through twelfth grade school population of 39 students tripled when their counterparts from Vinalhaven joined them for the Fox Islands Arts Festival May 29. Fencing on the ball field, choral music at the church, transformations (3-D art from trash) at the Legion Hall and granite-cutting behind Waterman's Community Center were four of the 12 offerings at the festival, held on North Haven. About 120 staff and students came from Vinalhaven to attend. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Lisa Shields) Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Fencing-at-the-Fox-Island-Arts-Festival/12453/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Island-students-artists-connect-to-create-art/12481/ For the Twombly-Hussey family of Matinicus, the opening of the art show "Building Bridges" at Julia's Gallery at the Farnsworth Art Museum, was a major event.Lydia Twombly-Hussey had over six of her watercolors featured in the show, along with artwork from eight other island students. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by David Tyler) Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Island-students-artists-connect-to-create-art/12481/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/Island-Institute-scholar-your-education-can-impact-policy-regarding-islands/12439/ Zachary "Buoy" Whitener, from Long Island, just finished his junior year at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. In addition to receiving a scholarship this year, he was awarded the Island Institute's largest award before his freshman year, the Academic and Community Leadership Scholarship. Whitener spoke at the May 31 banquet in Rockland at which the Island Institute presented the Maine Island Scholarship Awards. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Zach Whitener) Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/Island-Institute-scholar-your-education-can-impact-policy-regarding-islands/12439/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Slam-Poet-Inspires-Students-at-Vinalhaven-School/12359/ Partners in Island Education (PIE) recently funded a two-day residency with slam poet Hashim Allah during a week-long poetry festival at the Vinalhaven School. Every year, the entire k-12 student body celebrates poetry during national poetry week. Students in third, fourth and fifth grades painted poems on decorated plywood and posted them on hiking trails. All students in the school made "Poet-tees," shirts to wear with original and favorite poems printed on them. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Staff Writer) Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Slam-Poet-Inspires-Students-at-Vinalhaven-School/12359/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Author-artist-shares-his-secrets-with-Vinalhaven-students/12378/ "For me, practicing drawing is like practicing eating,"  says children's book author and illustrator Kevin Hawkes. That's how much he enjoys his craft, and his enthusiasm was obvious in his May 9 presentations to Vinalhaven School's students. The Maine author spent time with students in every grade level at the school, telling about his life, explaining his illustrating process, giving students artistic advice and leaving lots of time for questions. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Kris Osgood) Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Author-artist-shares-his-secrets-with-Vinalhaven-students/12378/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Technology-travel-put-Deer-Isle-students-in-touch-with-their-ancestors/12385/ A bunch of Deer Isle teenagers are having the time of their lives, traveling here and abroad, meeting fascinating people, and learning at the same time thanks to a teacher's idea and the Island Institute's CREST project. Funded by the National Science Foundation, CREST stands for "Community for Rural Education, Stewardship and Technology," and includes eleven coastal and island middle and island high schools. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Sandra Dinsmore) Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Technology-travel-put-Deer-Isle-students-in-touch-with-their-ancestors/12385/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/North-Haven-Vinalhaven-students-enjoy-arts-festival/12436/ North Haven's normal fifth through twelfth grade school population of 39 students tripled when their counterparts from Vinalhaven joined them for the May 29 Fox Islands Arts Festival. Fencing on the ball field, choral music at the church, transformations (3-D art from trash) at the Legion Hall, granite-cutting behind Waterman's Community Center were four of the 12 offerings at the festival, held on North Haven. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Lisa Shields) Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/North-Haven-Vinalhaven-students-enjoy-arts-festival/12436/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Another-Hit-to-the-Working-Waterfront/12240/ Many coastal communities and islands will be losing a substantial portion of state education money as a result of the most recent supplemental budget that passed this week.Included within the recent supplemental budget was a Department of Education policy change that cuts special education funds from what are called “minimum receiver” towns. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Rep. Jonathan McKane) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Another-Hit-to-the-Working-Waterfront/12240/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Island-early-childhood-educators-hold-annual-retreat/12246/ The end of March brought together committed early childhood educators from the islands for the second Skipping Stones, Island Early Childhood Educators Conference, held at the Country Inn in Rockport each year. Staff and committee members from North Haven, Vinalhaven, Long Island, Chebeague and Islesboro took part. Participants brought with them a variety of experiences with the common thread of island challenges and advantages, from family childcare to school-based pre-K programs. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Keely Felton) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Island-early-childhood-educators-hold-annual-retreat/12246/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/A-merchant-mariner-touts-a-new-training-program-for-Maines-Midcoast/12066/ David Flanagan of Thomaston works as a captain of large oceangoing vessels that perform a variety of tasks for the Military Sealift Command. Currently he's towing decommissioned ships into lay-up. His last trip found him in Hawaii, around Pearl Harbor, but in his job -- chief mate or captain -- he can expect to be anywhere in the world. Sound exciting? Flanagan hopes lots of Maine kids think so and would like similar careers. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Nancy Griffin) Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/A-merchant-mariner-touts-a-new-training-program-for-Maines-Midcoast/12066/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Landing-School-others-team-up-in-Thomaston-to-teach-marine-trades/12072/ The Landing School in Arundel recently won a marine industry award for its "outstanding contribution to the boatyard and repair industry." In late January the American Boat Builders and Repairers Association (ABBRA) presented the 2007 Dennis Snow Award to The Landing School for both the education and training provided at the school's Arundel campus and its continuing education courses across the country. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Nancy Griffin) Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Landing-School-others-team-up-in-Thomaston-to-teach-marine-trades/12072/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Solving-the-Mystery-of-the-X-Fish/12073/ At the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), teams of 5th grade students from Willard School in Sanford are working out solutions to questions about the X-Fish, a mystery fish they will identify by the end of their hour-and-a-half stay at the Institute, located on Commercial Street in Portland. This program, LabVenture!, is supported by businesses, foundations and individuals throughout Maine. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Muriel L. Hendrix) Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Solving-the-Mystery-of-the-X-Fish/12073/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/My-math-teachers-a-mollusk-turning-oysters-into-opportunities/12074/ Oysters have their strong points. They're quiet, independent, and they rarely ever complain. They don't mind getting dirty, and, perhaps most importantly, they're tasty with a squirt of lemon juice or Tabasco. Of all the things that oysters are, however, they are rarely thought of as good teachers. Until now. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by David Munson) Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/My-math-teachers-a-mollusk-turning-oysters-into-opportunities/12074/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Island-school-superintendents-cost-savings-can-be-elusive/12083/ Geographic isolation, pre-existing savings, and new or about-to-be renovated school buildings defined how three Penobscot Bay island schools responded to the state's requirement for cutting education costs to taxpayers. Responding to state calls for school district consolidation to save money, island superintendents prepared plans to show cost cutting or containment measures in administration, transportation, facilities and special education. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Sandy Oliver) Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Island-school-superintendents-cost-savings-can-be-elusive/12083/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Islesboro-group-summarizes-vision-for-school/12084/ Recognition that the Islesboro Central School's existence is "essential to the life of the community" was a major theme in a new "Vision Statement" for the school. ICS "supports the broader efforts of island residents to plan and maintain a vibrant, year-round, sustainable community," declared the final version, assembled by a committee with the help from Planning Decisions, a Maine-based consultant group. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Sandy Oliver) Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Islesboro-group-summarizes-vision-for-school/12084/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/CREST-orients-new-teachers/12085/ On Feb. 8 the Island Institute CREST team traveled to Bar Harbor to hold an orientation for teachers and administrators of a new group of schools that is joining in the CREST project. Launched in 2005, Community for Rural Education, Stewardship and Technology (CREST) is a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded project that provides hands-on Information Technology (IT) education and IT career-awareness opportunities to nearly 100 teachers and students from 11 middle and high schools in ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Cyrus Moulton) Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/CREST-orients-new-teachers/12085/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/CREST-to-pair-students-with-IT-professionals/12086/ The CREST Project is targeting the misconception that few high-tech jobs exist in Maine by pairing students with Midcoast professionals who use information technology (IT) skills and applications on a daily basis. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Cyrus Moulton) Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/CREST-to-pair-students-with-IT-professionals/12086/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Students-use-technology-to-preserve-heirloom-apple-trees/12034/ At Islesboro Central School, high school students are learning about Tollman's Sweet, Yellow Bell Flower, Fameuse, Astrichan, Roxbury Russet and several other varieties of apples unfamiliar to most people. The students have found trees on the island bearing these identifiable apples, plus a couple of so far unidentified varieties that John Bunker, an apple expert, says may be unique to the island. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Muriel L. Hendrix) Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Students-use-technology-to-preserve-heirloom-apple-trees/12034/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Flying-Slates-at-the-Islesboro-Central-School/12036/ Islesboro Central School's roof is in such bad condition that several chunks of roofing, samples held here by custodian Richard Cilley, fell off, prompting Superintendent-Principal Michael Wright to have a protective barrier set up around the school. Stephen Blatt Architects of Portland have a scope-of-work agreement with the school committee to address the renovations and repairs at the school and prepare a plan for the work to present at the annual town meeting. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Sandy Oliver) Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Flying-Slates-at-the-Islesboro-Central-School/12036/