Current Families: Many at Breakwater describe our school community as an extension of home. We are honored by this acknowledgment, and committed to building strong partnerships between teachers, parents and the children we serve. Welcome to a new school year, and welcome home(-ish)!
To ease your transition from summer to September, here is an easy at-a-glance list of the top 5 important things to do before September 6.
Read MoreJoin us at 3pm on August 26th for the ribbon cutting and launch of the flagship Curiosity Lab on the campus of Breakwater Learning!
We're opening our doors and inviting you in for a first look at the Lab and a chance to play, explore, ask questions, and celebrate together.
Read MoreWe are excited to announce a few changing roles and welcome new members to our incredible teaching team in the 2017/2018 school year!
Read MoreEamonn Dundon began his Breakwater career in 2002 and graduated in our 8th grade class of 2012. We asked him to tell us a little bit about his life “beyond the breakwater” and to describe what a Breakwater education meant for him.
In this intelligent and thoughtful Q&A, Eamonn fills us in about college, serving as a fellow on President Obama’s 2012 Campaign, as a Senate Page in D.C., as an intern in U.S. Senator Angus King's office, and about his involvement in the Maine Youth Court… plus, he tells us a story!
Read MoreSaturday, July 15 from 9 - 10:30am
Visit our toddler, preschool and kindergarten classrooms and tour Breakwater’s campus. Children are welcome! Preschool and toddler teachers will be on hand with materials and activities that demonstrate our philosophy of learning. Our Director of Admissions and Early Childhood Coordinator will provide information and applications for families interested in enrollment.
Learn more and RSVP so we are ready to welcome you and your little one!
Read MoreBreakwater's grade 7/8 GSA (Gender-Sexuality Alliance) is ending its first year by participating in the Portland Pride Parade on Saturday, June 17, and invites you to come along! This year's event theme is LOVE IS LOVE.
Join the parade with the GSA and our Breakwater walking team. Learn more about this family friendly, inclusive event and sign up by clicking here!
The Breakwater Youth Corps is an opportunity for alumni, eligible current students and high school-aged students from the surrounding community to work together at Breakwater during the summer to provide service to the campus, develop and foster important skills, and, if applicable, earn a minimum wage income.
Additional information, scheduling details, contacts, and brief history of the program are available by clicking here!
Several of our students have produced content for the internet related to their area of study. Their products appear here, preceded by a synopsis of all Capstone theses from the Breakwater class of 2017.
Read MoreCranes for Change is the self-adopted name a group of Breakwater fourth graders have chosen to describe a project inspired during their semester long integrated study of history’s peacemakers. After reading Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr, the students began folding small origami cranes and stringing them.
Learn more about the student initiated service project, paper cranes and fundraising bake sale on May 26, at 1:30pm ...
Read MoreThe Capstone Project is a year long process in which Breakwater's 8th grade students pursue independent research on a topic of their choice, produce a substantial paper that reflects a deep understanding of the subject, conduct a visual and oral presentation before an audience, and, with the guidance of faculty and community mentors, complete a product inspired by their topic and a gift to the school from which they will soon graduate.
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