A Sampling of Activities

 

 

Here are some of the experiences that girls have shared at Coastal Studies for Girls...

 

 

Explore Leadership through experiential discussions and outdoor adventures

Create a self-portrait to explore "Who am I as a leader and learner?"

Create a personal leadership plan to identify healthy goals and actions

Hone communication skills and practice decision-making

Snowshoe at Maine Huts and Trails, Poplar Stream Falls

Rock climb at Maine Rock Gym

Camp and backpack in the White Mountains

Sea kayak in the Deer Isle-Stonington Archipelago

Cross country ski at Pineland Farms

 

 

 

 

Visit scientists and their research projects in the field

Core the Cousins River Salt Marsh with Dr. Peter Lea of Bowdoin College

Dredge for organisms in the Damariscotta River with the Darling Marine Lab

Visit Waldoboro and Damariscotta Mills to witness the annual spring migration of alewives

Gather baseline eelgrass data at Frenchman's Bay with Dr. Jane Disney of the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, as part of a regional restoration project

 

  

 

 

Attend lectures in our community with noted leaders and welcome guest lecturers to the school

Carl Safina, Blue Ocean Society:  "In the Same Net:  Ocean Life, Ethics, and the Human Spirit"

David Gallo, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution:  "The Titanic and Beyond:  Lessons From the Deep Ocean"

Bill McKibben, author and environmentalist:  "Sustainable 350.org"

Maya Angelou, poet and author:  "Spreading Rainbows"

Hayat Sindi, Pop Tech Fellow, Harvard Researcher:  "Diagnostics for All"

Anne Hayden, Bowdoin and University of Maine:  "Impact of Climate Change on Lobsters in Maine"

Dr. Danielle Swenton, Clark University:  "Adaptive radiation in three-spined stickleback in Alaska"

 

 

Explore Core Academics with projects and field trips

Present original readings at our own Friday Coffee House and publish Triumphant Girl literary journal

Visit Maine Women Writers Collection at the University of New England

Reenact the French Revolution in the Little Yellow Farm House

Visit Museum LA on a Field trip, return to school and share family histories and immigration stories

Create Foreign Language Public Service Announcement and Movie Trailer videos

Present individual applied math presentations on topics ranging from body biometrics to music theory

 

 

 

 

Share Residential and Community Life

Give back to the community during Service Week, doing trail work at RippleEffect and Wolfe's Neck Farm, sorting donations at Freeport Community Center, or leading marine science workshops at the Girls Unlimited Conference

Share at the Talent Show with songs, skits, stunts, dances, and readings

Create and practice Personal Sustainability Practices

Confidently share learnings with the public at the end of the semester "Exhibitions of Learning" presentations