05 December 2019
Speaker of the Day: Maria Libby, Superintendent of Schools, 5 Town Community Schools
05 December 2019
Buckets on the Table: Shields Mission Project for fuel Assistance
Today’s Speaker: Maria Libby, Superintendent of Schools, 5 Town Community Schools
Ms Libby spoke about The Hatchery at Camden Hills Regional High School as a new innovation center that provides space, courses, and community connections to allow students to find solutions to problems of interest to them. Projects may span all fields from projects that require building such as engineering field to the arts and social concerns. The Hatchery includes a maker space with equipment such as 3-D printers and a lecture hall, and is at least partially intended to bridge the gap between more traditional classroom learning and doing. An entrepreneur in residence may help to inspire students while providing mentoring.
Student involvement in the Hatchery can take a variety of forms including coursework, working in the make space as part of a class, attending café nights and talks, and starting one’s own business. They may spend a semester in the Solution Lab to work on a particular problem. Mini courses will be offered, perhaps with community members able to attend as well.
Formation of the Hatchery follows tours at such locations as the NuVu School in Cambridge, MA with whom The Hatchery is partnering and the Roxbury Center, attendance at various conferences regarding education and innovation, and speaking to several individuals/entrepreneurs involved in such endeavors (ie Slow Money Maine and Steelhouse).
A local conference will be held July 1-2 to educate the community regarding the intersection of education and industry. Educators, administrators, teachers, business owners and entrepreneurs are some who may benefit from attending.
Questions for the speaker regarded how best to integrate community members while maintaining safety in our schools, the breadth of the programming that includes the arts and social concerns, not solely projects with building involved, and the possibility of involving MCST.
Thought for the day: TBregy with quotes and annual talk on holiday giving.
Committees
Paul Harris Fellow: B Heard received her second award
Christmas Tree: Sales going well with a 5 day total of $6400. It is hoped that we will be in the black after this weekend. 5 trees were purchased by R Rosenberg and were donated to the Recovery Coalition, New Hope for Women and to a local food pantry.
Meals for Hope: Leamon spoke about getting the boxes of food to local pantry
Membership: Kim announced that Joan will be leaving her position as chair and that more members are needed on this committee.
Interact: float at Christmas by the Sea Dec 6 along with baked goods table
Fellowship: Lisa spoke of the Holiday Party at the Rogers on Dec 12 at 5 pm with Outrageous Holiday Outfit contest. $5 to enter and winner may decide which nonprofit will receive