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November 21, 2019

Robert Hill Memorial Fund

Two weeks ago, we lost a friend. Robert Hill was a clam fisherman and an active participant in the Gouldsboro […]

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student sorts clams in blue tray at lab bench
November 19, 2019

Schoodic Institute Education Weekly Update

by Bill Zoellick and Sarah Hooper Over the past weeks, we have been looking for a good time to retrieve […]

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November 13, 2019

Schoodic Institute Education Weekly Update

Over the past week, we worked with middle school students in all four elementary and middle schools in RSU 24 […]

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Black lines and shapes of a spectrogram– a visualization of sound — of the song of a Winter Wren
November 6, 2019

The Sounds of Schoodic

by Seth Benz As the name suggests, “birdwatching” is heavily slanted toward the visual; less so, toward the auditory. We […]

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two people stand on rocks with wave crashing nearby
October 31, 2019

Communicating Nor’easter vulnerability for three New England parks

by Catherine Schmitt On October 28, 2019, high tide in Acadia National Park was over 12 feet. With a lot […]

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October 28, 2019

Learning about teamwork

by Bill Zoellick and Sarah Hooper When students are asked to draw a picture of a scientist, the result is […]

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Hallie Daly stands next to spotting scope with tree and ocean i background
October 24, 2019

What’s Flying? at Schoodic Point Sea Watch

Story and photos by Hallie Daly Any morning at Schoodic Point is sure to be serene, with the waves crashing […]

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October 21, 2019

Schoodic Institute Education Update

by Bill Zoellick and Sarah Hooper Other than Thursday, which was all about power outages and trees coming down, last […]

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October 14, 2019

Schoodic Institute Education Update

by Bill Zoellick and Sarah Hooper Last week was “Partners Week” for the K-12 education team at Schoodic Institute.  In […]

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three students dig in the mud
October 7, 2019

The Big Crab Hunt

by Bill Zoellick and Sarah Hooper Now that the school year is underway, we’ve really jumped in (…to the mud?) […]

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