http://knox.villagesoup.com?source=rss Latest education stories from Knox VillageSoup. Fri, 25 May 2012 01:47:53 EDT Fri, 25 May 2012 01:47:53 EDT en-us Copyright 2011 Courier Publications, LLC http://knox.villagesoup.com?source=rss /media/Common/8/6F/552823/CG_logo.gif 138 50 http://knox.villagesoup.com/news/story/garden-fun-for-union-students/829217?source=rss ]]> The Union Elementary School's fourth-graders and their first-grade reading buddies went to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay on May 15 with first-grade teachers Karen Strunk and fourth-grade teacher Donna Munro. On this beautiful sunny day they explored the tree house with a rope bridge, made fairy houses together, watered plants, fed chickens, climbed in the bear cave, admired flower beds, and even ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/news/story/garden-fun-for-union-students/829217 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:47:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Mrs. Munro's fourth-grade class) Education http://knox.villagesoup.com/news/story/hope-students-lauded/827674?source=rss Gwenyvere Sewall and Tristan Fong, Hope Elementary School students, were recently honored as Middle Level Scholar Leaders at a banquet on May 17 at Augusta Civic Center. The students were presented with an award. Criteria included demonstrating academic initiative and scholarship, providing service to classmates and school, exemplifying positive attitudes and demonstrating leadership in the classroom and school ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/news/story/hope-students-lauded/827674 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:56:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Education http://knox.villagesoup.com/news/story/art-in-the-barn/827587?source=rss ]]> The building on Lions Lane known as the Bus Barn is the site of multiple uses for Five Town Community School District. Now it houses a site-specific work of art, thanks to the Camden Hills Regional High School Adaptive Art class taught by Russell Kahn. Last year, one of the class' projects was re-interpreting an Eric Carle painting/collage, reworking that children's book illustrator's techniques to suit the ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/news/story/art-in-the-barn/827587 Wed, 23 May 2012 15:37:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Education http://knox.villagesoup.com/news/story/lynch-graduates-husson/827647?source=rss ]]> Jacqueline Lynch graduated Magna Cum Laude on May 5 from Husson University with a Master's in business and a Bachelor of Science in accounting. Lynch was inducted into the International Honor Society in Business, Management and Administration, Sigma Beta Delta in 2010. She is employed as an accountant at a Certified Public Accountant's firm. Lynch is the daughter of Joe and Mary Lee Lynch of Camden. http://knox.villagesoup.com/news/story/lynch-graduates-husson/827647 Mon, 21 May 2012 16:26:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Staff) Education http://knox.villagesoup.com/news/story/coastal-christian-valedictorian-called-to-serve-those-in-need/822525?source=rss ]]> The valedictorian at Coastal Christian School has found her calling. Christa Sorterup of Waldoboro said she wants to go into the field of social justice, helping with issues of hunger and poverty. She also wants to spread the gospel and “show Christ’s love to people in third-world countries.”Sorterup said her passion for social justice came from visiting the Dominican Republic. “I felt like that’s where I was ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/news/story/coastal-christian-valedictorian-called-to-serve-those-in-need/822525 Sun, 20 May 2012 11:00:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Andrew Benore) Education http://knox.villagesoup.com/news/story/history-re-emerges-each-harvest-at-medomak-valley/815236?source=rss ]]> Medomak Valley High School's Neil Lash teaches more than science in his horticulture course. Each heirloom seed holds a history and anthropology lesson. The heirloom seed project, started in 1991 by Jon Thurston and Neil Lash, has cultivated more than 850 seed varieties and taught generations of Medomak Valley students the importance of seed preservation. "We were the first heirloom seed project in the United ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/news/story/history-re-emerges-each-harvest-at-medomak-valley/815236 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:05:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Juliette Laaka) Education http://knox.villagesoup.com/news/story/small-school-with-big-reach/822494?source=rss At Watershed School in Rockland, learning routinely extends beyond the classroom. Each year, all students engage in a variety of off-campus experiences, such as the annual canoe trip down the St. George River, a group hike over Ragged Mountain, and a winter festival in Quebec City. This year, three graduating seniors have extended Watershed’s reach farther than ever before. Sophie Davis, Nora Willauer, and Devin ... http://knox.villagesoup.com/news/story/small-school-with-big-reach/822494 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:55:00 EDT news@courierpublicationsllc.com (Heather Wyman) Education