March 8, 2013
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Berwick academy Participates in Follett Challenge
SOuTH BerWICK – While schools across the country grapple with changes in funding, implementing new curriculum standards, and how to use technology in classrooms, Berwick Academy is taking a creative approach to tell its success story. The school made a case for why it has one of the most innovative education programs and is now hoping it will be enough for a shot at thousands of dollars worth of products and ser-
vices from a leading education company. Berwick Academy applied to the Follett Challenge, a program run by Follett to recognize and reward schools for their work applying technology, content and creativity in ways that engage students, foster literacy and promote critical thinking. Six schools will be awarded with the cash-equivalent of a total of $200,000 worth of products and services.
As part of the competition, Berwick Academy created a short video about the Berwick Innovation Center. The video is now posted on the Follett Challenge website for the public to vote for their favorite school. Thirty percent of the school’s total entry is determined by the number of votes
its video receives. The Berwick Innovation Center (BIC) was also recently recognized through WSCH newschannel 6’s program “Schools That Shine.” BIC is a student-driven program in which students are given the opportunity to conduct an innovation project which focuses on a topic they are passionate about, but is not offered in the
school’s regular curriculum. The public will vote until March 15 for the school with the best video overview about their program. BA’s submission is available on the Follett Challenge website under the “View Entries” tab or can be accessed directly at www.follettchallenge.com. After registering, users can cast one vote per day.
Community Forum on Student Safety to Be Cablecast
Panel members listen to questions from an audience member in WOCSD’s Community Forum on safety. (photo by Reg Bennett)
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WellS— A community forum on student and staff safety in the WellsOgunquit Community School District was presented recently in the auditorium at Wells High School. This presentation was video recorded and will be cablecast on Time Warner Cable Channel 3 in Wells and Ogunquit. The panel, which addressed several written questions about safety in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting in December, featured principals from the district’s three schools, Superintendent Bill Rich-
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