Projects
Lubec Consolidated School
1) Creating & mapping trails on the protected Mowry Beach property.2) A history and documentary of West Quoddy Head Light House to honor its 200th anniversary.
3) An interactive map of favorite places in Lubec.
Fort O'Brien School
1) Creating and mapping trails on property adjacent to school.2) Creating a Town Park in Machiasport.
3) Charting the progress of a town historical restoration project through a webpage.
Searsport District High School
1) Video project on why Mossman Park is important to local residents.2) Water quality and shellfish mapping.
3) Creating a new website for the school radio station.
Vinalhaven Schools
High School: V.I.V.A - Integrating & following the voyage of the student-built and student-crewed sloop Freya.Middle School: Interviewing community elders and fishermen, and documenting historical buildings & working waterfront sites, to examine how the island community and landscape has changed over time.
North Haven Community School
Visit their CREST website!Clam flats & a viable fishing industry – how, when, why clam flats closed, possibility of re-opening the flats, viability of clamming as an industry to support North Haven residents.
Greely High School
View their CREST presentation!1) Mapping and creating a website of trails for the Twin Brooks Recreational Park.
2) Using ethnography to connect with both various elderly residents and various physical areas in Cumberland and North Yarmouth.
Washington Academy
Visit their CREST website!Coastal Washington County Eco-Tourism Project: mapping and sharing information about ATV & snowmobile trails, boat landings, B&B's, and other points of interest.
Deer Isle-Stonington Schools
Visit their CREST website!1) Mapping trends in property ownership and land-use changes over time.
2) Deer Isle Boys: an America’s Cup history.
3) Creating GIS data to depict lobster habitat characteristics, in conjunction with the Lobster Hatchery.
4) Researching and making a model of tidal mills for an exhibit at the Historical Society.
Islesboro Central
1) Mapping different apple trees & orchards on Islesboro, and documenting what type of heirloom apples exist on the Island.2) Advanced computer class working with kindergarten students creating an "ABC Book" -- a book of maps and places on the Island for each letter of the alphabet.
3) Creating a new school website that is more user-friendly for students and that is more easily and frequently updated.
George's Valley High School
Mapping locations of where all the school's freshman live, in conjunction with the creation of a new website, to increase the connections among the three communities that make up the High School.
St. George School
Visit their CREST website!1) Our Stories: students self-selecting local history topics from historical events, to geographic landmarks, to family land, and learning about the biodiversity of their surroudings by referencing these stories to the local landscape; creating maps, movies, and presentations on these topics to share with the community.
2) Outdoor Learning Center: mapping trails and points of interest on the nature trails in the woodlot adjacent to the school.
3)Recycling: creating informational pamphlets to learn and spread information about the town's recycling center.
