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FALL CLEAN-UP WEEKEND: Many hands make light work. We have an ambitious list of interior and exterior facilities tasks to tackle this weekend. Join us Saturday from 9-1 for our Fall Work Day. We will need a couple of lawnmowers, some weed whackers, and some folks who enjoy weeding for sure. Shovels, rakes, pruners, and other implements of destruction are also needed. The school has some tools, but not many.
Our outdoor task list includes:
- Removing the chalk residue from front exterior wall
- Check lighting at the front sign
- Pulling invasive plants / weeds from Rain Garden
- Weeding our other garden beds
- Pruning trees / shrubs
- Preparing the greenhouse for winter greens
- Repotting various houseplants
- Filling holes in the front yard
- Clearing the grounds of excess brush and trash
- Mowing the lawn
Inside, we have numerous painting projects and some deep cleaning tasks like cleaning and waxing the floors and washing windows. Most of the supplies needed for these tasks are already available at the school.
Unable to make it on Saturday? Please let us know! Christine will be available to help out with tasks on Sunday between 9-1.
GOT SPRING BULBS? We'd love to plant some spring flowers for some early color next April. Susan has Irises to plant, too. Bring a package or two of tulip, daffodil, or other spring favorites!
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Public Speaking?Students are presented with opportunities to develop and use their voices every day at The New School. Whether they are advocating for themselves, speaking up in defense of others, or sharing their learning with a class, New Schoolians find ways to express their thoughts, feelings, and ideas every day. | Play (ing)Last week in theater class, students walked in to a post-apocalyptical scene staged by Josie. They were asked to interact with the props and environment and to just "play." | Just Add ImaginationMagical things happen when students use improvisation to explore a theme. |
Public Speaking?
Students are presented with opportunities to develop and use their voices every day at The New School. Whether they are advocating for themselves, speaking up in defense of others, or sharing their learning with a class, New Schoolians find ways to express their thoughts, feelings, and ideas every day.
Play (ing)
Last week in theater class, students walked in to a post-apocalyptical scene staged by Josie. They were asked to interact with the props and environment and to just "play."
Just Add Imagination
Magical things happen when students use improvisation to explore a theme.
VACCINATIONS
VACCINE STATUS | Please let us know your child’s vaccination status. This impacts decisions we will make about COVID-19 responses and how we will plan our 3-week Intensives.
FLU SHOTS | We encourage students to get their flu shot, so we can avoid illnesses in the school. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded its annual flu shot advice to include everyone over 6 months old. That means you, even if you got both the seasonal flu and the H1N1 vaccine last year, because your immunity decreases over time and this year's shot includes a new strain. We hope that other preventive measures against COVID-19, such as distancing, wearing masks, and washing hands, will help to prevent the spread of all viruses in our communities, but a flu shot is the single best measure to decrease the risk and severity of influenza during this time of increased health risks and uncertainty.
VOLUNTEER HIGHLIGHTS
Team Coordinators:
Facilities Team: Bill Howell, bill.howell7998@gmail.com
Events Team: Sharon Boyd, mainegals@me.com
Admissions Team: Jacqueline Tourville, jatourville@gmail.com
A very BIG Thank You to Mike Ouellet for the terrific job replacing the students’ coat hooks. It made Susan’s day seeing those old hooks upgraded to a safer alternative.
ABOUT THE NEW SCHOOL
The New School is an independent, democratically run private high school in Kennebunk, Maine. We learn by doing, and encourage not just academic achievement, but development of the mind, body, and spirit. Our goal is to give TNS students the tools they need to be active, informed citizens of a democracy.
“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.
Education, therefore, is a process of living and not a preparation for future living.”
― John Dewey
