Inspiring a Passion for Reading and Learning
IRW’s spring semester kicked off with visits by author/illustrator Russ Cox at Princeton Elementary, Woodland Elementary, and Whiting Village School. Russ’ visits were part one of a two-part program for schools participating in the “If I Built a School” program based on the book by Chris Van Dusen. Students at all three schools researched the […]
Whiting Village School IRW brought Annette LeBlanc Cate back to Maine this fall to work with two Washington County schools using her award-winning book “Look Up: Bird-watching in Your Own Back-yard.” Scott Johnson, principal of Whiting Village School, asked if we could arrange for his kids to go to the Schoodic Institute at Acadia National […]
Students from Whiting Village School shared research projects and stories inspired by Sophie Blackall’s “Hello Lighthouse” program at their recent curriculum fair. Experts on the Fresnel lens, historic Maine heroine Abbie Burgess and other topics presented their findings to their families, community and peers — and even came dressed in period-appropriate costumes found by Mrs. […]
Days 2-3 of author/illustrator Sophie Blackall’s five-day “Hello Lighthouse” tour took place at Lubec Consolidated School and Whiting Village School in Washington County. Lubec Consolidated School The gloomy day outside could do nothing to dampen the spirits inside Lubec Consolidated School where lighthouse poetry, paintings and clay models lit Sophie’s way to the room […]
Whiting Village School was cozy and warm on the day of our visit with Anne Sibley O’Brien. We began with an all-school presentation and Annie greeted them in Korean asking, “Are you in peace?” Soon after, she was bombarded with questions about South Korea where she spent her childhood. “What is your favorite Korean food?” […]
Author and illustrator Calef Brown kicked off IRW’s spring 2018 author visits with three stops at Lubec Consolidated School, Beatrice Rafferty School and Whiting Village School at the end of March. He brought along three of his titles including “How to Hypnotize a Tiger,” “Boy Wonders” and “Flamingoes on the Roof.” “Calef Brown is so much […]
That’s how Karen James of the MDI Bio Lab introduced herself to the students of the Whiting Village School on May 26th. Principal Scott Johnson had requested a visit so students could hear about Charles Darwin and understand more about natural selection. Karen’s objective for the day was to share information about the adventure of the […]
Ryan Higgins with second through fourth graders at Whiting Village School IRW had a great day with Ryan Higgins! On March 11, Jan and Jenna traveled up to Whiting Village School from Mount Desert Island, third through sixth graders from Edmunds Consolidated School joined us, and author/illustrator Ryan Higgins drove north from Kittery -all for a […]
