We would like to wish the Deschaine family well as they move to their new home in Florida. Devan has been at our school since it opened in 2007! We will definately miss him! Good Luck Darren, Marisol and Devan!
Androscoggin Learning and Transition Center is a school designed to assist middle and high school students prepare and embrace the realities of life after high school. ALTC was designed with support from Maine Department of Education to make school meaningful and relevant to students in grades 8-12, while simultaneously equipping them with the skills necessary for employment, appropriate independent living, and working towards their personal higher learning, vocational and personal life goals.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Smalls Falls
Today, we had a really long trip for a really awesome field trip. We went to Smalls Falls, which is up and over near Rangely, Maine. We drove through Farmington, Weld, Strong, Avon, and Phillips to get there. One there, we alked up the trail (kinda) and found the perfect hole for swimming. The water was cold! But that is what you get when it comes straight from the mountain! The Sandy river twists it's way down through the falls and comes to a rest at the bottom with a nice swimming spot for younger kids, and a fifty foot cliff that people were jumping from into the pool below. It was scary to watch them jump - it really got the adrenaline going in everyone who was watching! We had a nice lunch and some s'mores and then went in the water again. We drove the two hours to get home and Mr. Ivey drove everyone to their doorsteps! What a great day!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Beaver Park - Service Learning
Beaver Park, a nature preserve in Lisbon, Maine is one of our favorite haunts, Fishing, swimming and hiking are activities that we access almost weekly! We have a blast just having fun and learning with each other. This week, we went and cleared the trails of brush so that Verla, the Ranger, could mow the walking and hiking trails. Within two hours we had completed quite a bit of the park and had fun conversing while we did so! We had a great cook out and continued working the trails in the afternoon! Thanks Beaver Park!
Popham Beach!
Popham Beach was a chillier day. It was mostly cloudy, but it was still fun. We walked out to the island that is accessible during low tide, and then swam in the shallow waves that were breaking hard! About two hours later, the lifeguard came out (we were out pretty far) and told us that it would soon get deep. Within 100 feet of swimming to shore, the water was at least 12 feet deep. We all floated back in together. Tanner the Tank made it first! Keyana and Zac had fun watching the sites and enjoying the views!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Our trip to Reid State Park, Georgetown, ME
What a joy it was to take our students to the Ocean on the first nice day in Maine since June 1st! It was absolutely beautiful. The water was exceptionally cold (54degrees) but we still had fun. We hiked the rocks, crawled under the bridge (Ian tried to collect a toll), and relaxed on the warm sand. Lunch was great, as the kids purchased it from the snack shack at the beach! Hot dogs, steak and cheese and onion rings were among the favorites! We were there for about three hours, but what a great time we had!
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Fishing Trip to Beaver Park
After a nice relaxed morning of consumer education as our academic lesson, we were off to Lisbon, Maine to Beaver Park, one of our favorite places to visit. We all enjoyed a wonderful lunch of macaroni and potato salad, grilled corn on the cob and delicious New York Sirloin on the grill. Mr. Wentzel did an amaxzing job cooking today! The steak was perfect! The kids and staff enjoyed a wonderful fishing experience. In total, we caught at least 25 fish. Mr. Ivey caught 11! Thelast two of the day were new species to us! Devan caught a catfish and Mr.Ivey caught something we can not identify. It was very cold (57 degrees) and rainy on and off. What a great day though!
Boothbay Harbor
No rain for us at Boothbay, but it was not really very warm at all. I think it reached 61 degrees that day. We went to the aquarium. What a time we had there. The kids experienced touching the dogfish, as well as many other creatures. We then went to an ocean side park and had lunch and played on the rocks while Devan fished, trying to land a flounder. We then drove home and made it back to school in time for the buses.
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