Lockheed Constellation

Yesterday, our school took a tour of the Lockheed Constellation, or "Connie" over at the Auburn Municipal Airport at the Lafthansa Teknic hanger where they are busily reconstructing one of the two Constellations that they now own. For those of you form the Lewiston/Auburn area, these are the planes that were sitting near the old tower off from Hotel Road for the last 25 years.

This plane, developed in the 1940's under the close eye of Howard Hughes, was used as a passenger plane as as a Military Transport Vehicle during WWII. After the war, it became popular to be used as a civilian transportation vehicle. Many airline corporations used this as their vehicle of choice.

This Constellation that Lafthansa is rebuilding is going to be used as a trans-continental flight plane again when it is finished. The estimated time line of this is within the next five years. They have been working on this for over a year, and the work is impressive. There are parts being rebuilt all over the world, from their corporate center in Germany, to having the Jet engines repaired in Idaho.

We have been invited back to see the progress that they are making in December. We will keep you posted!

Mt. Blue State Park

Well, what a busy summer we have been having. I hope that everyone is enjoying this amazing weather we have been experiencing! It can not be any better than it has been. Love it!!! Last week we took our group up to Mt. Blue State Park. The water was cold and therewasa wicked breeze coming across the lake. What a great experience we had. We even had ice cream on the way home!!!!

Smalls Falls Trip

What a beautiful day we had at Small's Falls in Rangely. The weather could not have been more perfect and the students had a blast. Providing opportunities for this kind of experiential learning is so fulfilling to the staff. The kids swam, jumped off rocks into the deep, inviting pools and enjoyed an amazing sandwich bar for lunch. We love Small's Falls.

More whale pictures

Whale Watch

Our first educational field trip was based on ocean science when we went to Portland, Maine and joined the crew from Odyssey Whale Watch on an exciting four hour trip through Casco Bay out 13 nautical miles into the Atlantic. It was a very eventful trip, from seeing Harbor Seals, Harbor Porpoises, a Minke Whale to over 100 Dolphins in a pod that were feeding on herring. It was amazing. The students and staff alike were amazed as dolphins flipped out of the water before us, and jumped right out in front of the boat. They were beautiful. Although the water was a bit choppy (I am so glad I took a motion sickness tablet) everyone had a good time and enjoyed the ever changing weather along the coast of Maine. Wind, rain, sun, clouds...............a little bit of everything.

Summer School

Summer school is officially in session! We have a lot of exciting educational trips and events scheduled for the summer!!! We are looking forward to keeping you updated on our blog, facebook fan page and through emails and such. You can also join our teachers on facebook by searching for "Mistah Ivey, Mistah Wentzel and Jane Williams." Have a great summer and enjoy!!!!