Welcome 2018

What an honor it is to be back at GSB for the winter of 2018. For those who do not know me or know much about Kieve Wavus Education, I will give a brief introduction.

First, my name is Kasie Taylor. You can call me Kasie (pronounced KC). I am from Virginia but have lived in Maine for two years. For those two years, I have been working and living at Kieve Wavus. Many know this place as Camp Kieve, a well-known local camp for boys in the summer. Wavus, just across the Lake, is the camp for girls in the summer. These two camps come together to make up Kieve - Wavus Education. We are not just a summer camp, but also a Leadership School. During the spring and fall seasons we host various schools throughout the state at our Kieve campus. During the day, we still have school. It is not your traditional school but rather a different take on learning. We work towards building stronger leaders, to build stronger relationships, to challenge each individual to their next level, and to create a welcoming atmosphere to have deep conversations about things that happen in our everyday life, whatever stage we may be at. During the winter, the campus takes a break; however, the goal of Kieve Wavus continues on with our Educator - in - Residence (EIR) program. This program allows for a deeper connection with students throughout the state. Many of our educators are assigned to one school for the entire winter. I had the privilege of working at GSB for the winter of 2017 and will be back for this winter as well.

So now you know we are both a school and a camp and that we invest one educator to one school for the entire winter season. Now, what is it that we do? Are we helpers? student teachers? Ed techs? We are experienced in experiential education, however, we have many talents and skills that we love to share. Each school has a different objective for their educator, but we all strive to make a positive difference with each of the students we work with.

In 2017, I introduced the TLS cirriculum to the 5th graders at GSB. We also had a field trip to Kieve where we climbed the indoor rock wall and snow-shoed the shores of Lake Damariscotta. Additionally, I helped out with the 2nd graders trips to the Hidden Valley Nature center as well as their Friday afternoon adventures. I also helped out with the needs of the Kindergarten and first grade classes.

This year,our scheduling is still being molded; however, many things have been scheduled. I plan to continue working with the 5th grade class by introducing them to the TLS cirriculum.  We will have a trip to the Kieve Wavus campus. I will also be helping out with the planning and executing of the weekly Adventure days with grades K - 4. I will also help out with the PE and Health classes, introducing yoga to the 7th and 8th graders as well as to the Kindergarten classes.