Wassooween
This year Wassookeagers celebrated Halloween in a spooky yet surprisingly educational fashion.
Opening at University of Maine Museum of Art
In October Wassookeagers attended an opening of large-scale paintings by Angelo Ippolito, father of Wassookeag parent Jon Ippolito, at the University of Maine Museum of Art in Bangor.
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A story by Tara
Hello readers! I have been writing a story about Warriors. Now for those of you who do not know what a Warrior is, I shall   tell you! Warriors are powerful and vicious Clan cats. A Clan is a group of cats under their ancestors in StarClan. StarClan is where cats go when they die, but
Ask Mother Nature
Nature’s Rule Book “Hello, dearies, this is Mother Nature. I’m speaking up here because you humans seem to have an awful lot of difficulty understanding and living in accord with the rules of life on Earth, so I thought I’d lay it all out for you in a very simple and direct form.”
Myth of Progress
Progress vs Sustainability “Progress is the myth that assures us that full-speed-ahead is never wrong. Ecology is the discipline that teaches us that it is disaster. ‘Herbert Read, the British philosopher and critic, once wrote that “only a people serving an apprenticeship to nature can be trusted with machines.” It is a profound insight, and
Wassookeag Benefit Yard Sale – 10/10 & 10/11 2008
What: A multi-family yard sale to benefit Wassookeag Home School Co-op Where: 5 Chapel St in Orono (off College Ave) When: Friday October 10th from 12-5 and Saturday October 11th from 10-4 Furniture, appliances, clothes and much more.
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Rough Stuff
 Even in the best of co-ops, there are times when issues come up that need to be discussed. We did that at our last potluck when we brought up the subject of rough play. Some of us thought it was an issue. Some of us didn’t.
Recipe: Kate’s Butternut Squash and Carrot Soup
1 large butternut squash given as a gift from my Grandma and also Cora’s Great-Grandma 4 organic carrots 1 small local onion 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon better than bouillon tap water from Old Town, Maine a little organic lowfat plain yogurt Rice and Beans 3 cups organic short brown rice 1 can of
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Fall Season Begins…
 with old and new friends. “For homeschool families, Summer begins in September,” says John Picone, a Wassookeag dad. To honor this special time for family, Wassookeag launches two weeks after the regular academic year. Woohoo! Â
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FtF presents vocabulary plan to Society of American Archivists
Forging the Future representative Michael Katchen of Franklin Furnace presented the “Future of the Present” at the Society of American Archivists in San Francisco in August 2008. Michael focused on the coalition’s plans for combining folksonomy and taxonomy vocabularies.
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