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Maine Local Living School
nurturing the human-earth relationship
Day Programs for Schools
employing ecology, living history, sustainable systems, and handcraft to help students better understand themselves and their place in the earth community
Lessons: Lessons are experiential and place-based. Students not only learn about ecological principles, they participate in the ecosystem as a place of sustenance that provides for their core needs. All lessons align with Common Core or Next Generation Science Standards to support learning goals. We are happy to tailor lessons to meet the needs of your school.
Location: On our campus or at your school
The Maine Local Living School campus, in Temple, Maine, utilizes a working permaculture homestead surrounded by diverse forest communities, rushing streams, ponds, and wetlands.
Duration: MLLS field trips are 4 to 5 hours. Lessons at your school are designed to work with the school schedule; we prefer blocks of at least 90 minutes.
"Stratton School students have participated in Maine Local Living School immersive field experiences with curriculum connected to the Maine Learning Results for the past few years and the learning impact has been lasting. When asked to reflect on their school year, many students identify this experience as one of the most meaningful, remembering the freedom to explore, the confidence built through hands-on challenges, and the joy of learning outdoors which connects to mandates of the classroom in the topics of Maine history, reading, writing, math, science, collaboration, creativity and wonder." - Tabitha Emery, Principal, Stratton School
“Maine Local Living School inspires and supports our efforts for place based education at Kingfield Elementary School. Lessons in ecology and earth systems incorporate actual skills for living wisely with the land. These experiences are intricately integrated into our curriculum, and they connect our students to the place in which they live. MLLS pedagogy is rooted in gratitude, curiosity, inquiry, and appreciation for all living things." - Selina Warren, Kingfield Elementary School
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