Christine Knowles, our Executive Education Director, recently sat down to record a podcast with Kim Lloyd. Kim and Christine talked about using a narrative approach to the process of education, and Christine discusses how allowing students to be a part of the democratic process of their own education helps invest them more in the [...]
The Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine recently hosted a youth panel discussion about the impact of anti-Asian racism on Asian American youth living in the state. Racism Is A Virus: A Conversation with Asian American Youth in Maine hopes to raise awareness about the historical roots of anti-Asian prejudice in the [...]
High School HUMANITIES Long-Term Substitute Looking for a different kind of teaching experience? The New School in Kennebunk is an innovative, democratic high-school. We are looking for a compassionate, dynamic, and motivated individual for a long-term substitute teaching position in the Humanities. Teachers at The New School trust and support the capacity of young [...]
Early Sunday morning, the frost on our green metal roof was just starting to melt and drip off, and TNS families were already armed with shovels and rakes and implements of destruction for our fantastic fall facilities work day. Yard work was the name of the game, today. Noah Tetreault brought in the heavy [...]
We will be holding a Zoom conference with a few of our teachers, students, and staff to discuss what makes The New School such a unique and special community. Use this link to reserve your spot. We look forward to speaking with you!
Graduation will be held in person at TNS on Saturday July 25 at 10:00 am. Because we are limiting our in-person attendance for graduation to less than 50 people to comply with COVID-19 public safety measures, we will be live-streaming the ceremony. The link to register to attend is available now on our website. [...]
At the end of every semester, The New School celebrates our students' learning with a public display of their accomplishments. We call this event LEAP Night (Learning Exhibits and Performances). LEAP is an important tradition at TNS, and unfortunately the quarantine prevented us from holding an in-person event this spring. We still wanted to celebrate [...]
A letter of gratitude to our amazing staff of teachers- from the Board of Directors: We just want to say thank you for all you do for our students. You truly do nourish them in every way. You not only help them expand their minds and their horizons. You are their sunshine. You protect [...]
Hello TNS Community, As many of you know, our school has been collaborating with the Town of Kennebunk and Energy Efficiency Committee to inventory greenhouse gas emissions. A group of 3 students--Chloe Brown, Jayden Boyd & Jethro Cheiken--will present our results to the Select board tomorrow evening at 6:30pm meeting on Zoom. We would love [...]
Claire Brown, a senior at the New School, recently received some exciting news from Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont. She has been selected from a competitive pool of candidates to receive a S-STEM Grant. These scholarships are awarded to students who expressed strong interest in the S-STEM objectives of nurturing data-savvy scientists and [...]
