Toddy Pond School
School Notes Overview:
Toddy Pond School is located in a wooded setting in Swanville, Maine, five miles north of downtown Belfast. Classes are multi-aged, spanning grades K-8. Each class has no more than twelve students, and total enrollment is usually less than thirty. We take tremendous pride in creating an educational atmosphere that allows children to blossom. Children are given opportunities throughout the day to cooperate and resolve problems in respectful ways. At Toddy Pond School we believe children are curious and eager to learn. Children need security to feel confident to take risks, and they desire a sense of mastery in those things important to them. Toddy Pond addresses these core principles through a unique, field studies curriculum that is easily modified to match the age, abilities and interests of each child. With the guidance of their teachers and mentors, students construct their own knowledge through research projects conducted during adventure-based expeditions to Maine's islands, lakes, rivers and mountains. Each trimester culminates with public presentations of the students' research in formats comfortable for each child....
School Overview:
Toddy Pond School |
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| Religious Affiliation | Nonsectarian | |
| Grades Offered | Grades 1 - 4 | |
| County | Waldo County, ME | |
| Student Body | ||
| Total Students | 11 students | |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed | |
This School |
(ME) School Avg. |
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| % Students of Color | n/a | 5% |
| Students by Grade | ||
| Grade 1 - 2 students | ||
| Grade 2 - 2 students | ||
| Grade 3 - 3 students | ||
| Grade 4 - 1 students | ||
| Grade 5 - 3 students | ||
| Academics and Faculty | ||
| Total Classroom Teachers | 1 teachers | |
This School |
(ME) School Avg. |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio | 1:5 | * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16 |
| School Days in Calendar Year | 175 days | 175 days |
| Hours in School Day for Students | 6 hours | 6 hours |
School Notes:
- Toddy Pond School is located in a wooded setting in Swanville, Maine, five miles north of downtown Belfast. Classes are multi-aged, spanning grades K-8. Each class has no more than twelve students, and total enrollment is usually less than thirty. We take tremendous pride in creating an educational atmosphere that allows children to blossom. Children are given opportunities throughout the day to cooperate and resolve problems in respectful ways. At Toddy Pond School we believe children are curious and eager to learn. Children need security to feel confident to take risks, and they desire a sense of mastery in those things important to them. Toddy Pond addresses these core principles through a unique, field studies curriculum that is easily modified to match the age, abilities and interests of each child. With the guidance of their teachers and mentors, students construct their own knowledge through research projects conducted during adventure-based expeditions to Maine's islands, lakes, rivers and mountains. Each trimester culminates with public presentations of the students' research in formats comfortable for each child.
- Profile last updated: 02/16/2009
In the News:
- Alternative ed school in Swanville to close (Bangor Daily News)
posted on May 12, 2009 at 01:57:19 am
SWANVILLE, Maine ? Toddy Pond School will shut its classrooms for good after having provided alternative education to the area?s schoolchildren for three decades.
School Zip Statistics:
| About This Zipcode (04915) | School Zip (04915) |
(ME) State Average |
| Population (Approximate) | 8,365 people | 1,273,094 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree | 32% | 27% |
| Population Average Age | 42 years old | 38 years old |
| Average Household size | 2.3 persons | 2.2 persons |
| Median Household Income | $31,991 | $38,403 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household | 5.1 rooms | 5.3 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure | 46 years old | 50 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting | 71% / 29% | 62% / 38% |
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