Come Spring School - Experience the adventure in learning.

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Hello!

"Where children discover the adventure in learning!"

A private school emphasizing agriculture and environmental studies

at the

Thompson Community Center in Union, Maine

Willkommen

Bonjour!

The Come Spring School logo was created by

Dan Miller

email:[email protected]

Hands-on learning
Practical application
A safe, nurturing environment
Multi-age levels, K-8
Full-time option
Home schooling enrichment program option
Community resources with volunteer and parent involvment
Teachers, each with over 20 years of experience working with youth in non-traditional settings

Full-time students will participate in the nationally-developed curriculum, "Project Food, Land & People." This curriculum meets the Maine Learning Results standards. Basic math, reading and writing curricula will be used also. Activities in the kitchen, garden and outdoors through music, art and theater will reinforce concepts learned. School hours will be 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The home schooling enrichment program will be offered in two-month blocks on Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sessions will be on marine studies, intercultural understanding, youth entrepreneurship, agriculture and wildlife ecology. Activities will incorporate basic learning skills, including writing and math.

Your Teachers

Carney McRae:

My adventures in learning began when I was a child working at an Audubon Center. The outdoors became a place to discover, stimulate and challenge me. Singing and acting let my creativity shine. Teaching children of all ages at environmental camps and in college kept alive my passion for life-long learning. My 16 years working with 4-H clubs taught me the importance of creating small, safe, nurturing communities for children and having caring adults willing to support youth on their own learning adventures.

Deborah Miller:

Coming from a family of seven has given me many invaluable life skills. I have always challenged myself to new and different ways of accomplishing my goals. Education to me is a gift and a ladder that we climb to become successful in life as a person and a member of the community. My 16 years in 4-H gave me the oppotunity to work with young people in a variety of locations - in the kitchen, on the beach, in the barn and in the sewing room. My most recent accomplishment was graduating from college where I nurtured my learning style. This has made me more aware of the needs of other people around me. While in college I was a peer advisor and assisted students with academic problems. Through the process of teaching others, I find my own knowledge grows to a higher level.

As a team, we have worked together in the 4-H youth program for 14 years.

Tuition

Full-time

$4200 for the year. Payment plans are available.

Home schooling enrichment program

$220.00 - $290.00 per 2 month block (based on number of days.)