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2022 County Teachers of the Year honored in Augusta

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Feminist Action Board (FAB) applications are open until June 15th

FAB is a group of Maine high schoolers (9th-12th grade) from around the state who are passionate about gender equity and social justice. Members plan and execute the Girls Rock! Conferences, do community outreach and education, maintain a social media presence, and work closely with the Board of Directors and staff to make sure that all Hardy Girls programs remain relevant. There is no cost to participate in FAB.   For more information and an application, click here READ MORE

Girls Who Code Summer Camp Program Awarded Funding from United Way of Southern Maine

UNITED WAY’S BRICK & BEAM SOCIETY ANNOUNCES SUMMER PROGRAM INVESTMENTS BENEFITING BIPOC AND UNDERSERVED YOUTH    (Portland, ME) May 10, 2022 - United Way of Southern Maine’s (UWSM) Brick& Beam Society announced impact investments totaling $19,290 to support early childhood learning and or STEM/STEAM summer programs benefiting underserved populations from birth through grade 8 in Cumberland County. Programs were selected based on impact, sustainability, replication, and… READ MORE

Educate Maine welcomes two new staff members to the team this week!

This week Educate Maine welcomed two new staff members to the team. Sara Conant is our new Communications and Event Coordinator. Sara has an extensive background in the programmatic design, teaching, and administrative sides of informal education programs for youth. Sara earned a Bachelors from Saint Joseph’s College and holds a Maine Professional Teacher Certification in Grades 7-12 Social Studies. She is a graduate of the Muskie School of Public Policy at USM where she earned a Masters in… READ MORE

Reclaiming Your Community

Educate Maine is excited to share this upcoming virtual event organized by Print: A Bookstore on March 7th from 7:00 to 8:30pm. The author Majora Carter whose book Reclaiming Your Community: You don't have to move out of your neighborhood to live in a better one, recently received an endorsement from Lin-Manuel Miranda. The conversation would be with Trevor Cohen and the theme of their talk explores Majora's empowering community projects in the Bronx and how they connect to a model for healing… READ MORE

A Call to Action: Our Schools Need YOU!

Maine Department of Education and Educate Maine are partnering to call on Maine businesses, leaders and citizens to become guest school staff members. It's time to lean in!Maine’s schools have been safely open for business, ensuring that students have access whenever possible to high quality, in-person learning. The statewide surge of COVID-19 has increased school staffing shortages, and many schools have had to make emergency and disruptive pivots to remote learning, simply because they do… READ MORE

Stipend Awards to Reduce Financial Barriers to Internships

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Educate Maine seeks summer interns to help with projects and events

We are hiring two interns for 12 weeks this summer! Educate Maine is looking for a Business Development & Market Research Intern to join our team for the summer. Additionally, our Maine Career Catalyst program is also seeking a Special Events Intern.    READ MORE

Our January Newsletter is published

Our January 2022 newsletter is out now. Read all about Maine Teacher of the Year nominations, professional development opportunities, program updates and more! https://conta.cc/3ra2mQU READ MORE

Read our December Newsletter!!

Our December Newsletter just went out. You can read it online here:  https://conta.cc/3Fm9QF0 READ MORE