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Students begin an exploration of the American immigrant experience in the expedition Making It Home April 10
York 7 is exploring the American immigrant experience in Making It Home. Working with local immigrants -- from former King students to community elders in Portland -- our students will get a close up and personal perspective on the immigrant experience. The expedition will culminate in a series of monologues written and performed by the York 7 students. York 7 student submits environmental video for Panasonic contest
York 7 Welcomes New and Returning Students! We will be giving students a preview of our fall expedition as soon as the web team is up and running. In the meantime feel free to browse content and expeditions from last year below. Highlights from Last Year: Expeditions and Events from 2006 -2007 Students Volunteer at "World Headquarters" of Expedition Partner Cultivating Community June 4
As part of Talking Trash, students are building gardens at King with Cultivating Community. Throughout the year, students have partnered with this organization in Bayside neighborhoods and at their offices on Elm Street in Portland. Recently, a group of students helped at Cultivating Community to make salve, a healing lotion that is sold as a fundraiser. See the movie.
York 6 Helps Clean Up Presumpscot River May 7 As a service project connected to Talking Trash, the students of York 7 spent a day on the Presumpscot River, rafting and cleaning up trash along the way. Students Kickoff Talking Trash with Field Trips to Environmental Sites May 14 The students of York 6 kickoffed our expedition by visiting three local sites of environmental interest. We began our day at EcoMaine -- a processing center for recycling and burning trash. Next, we went to Riverside Recycling Facility. People bring large items to Riverside. Some items might be hazardous, some are too large for regular garbage disposal. Finally, we went to the East End Community School to see a green school.
Eliza, Gabe, and Robin from York 6 are the first King students to take advantage of the Student Pages section of the website. They have developed an index and content pages for original work done by students of the house called King Kreators. Check out their work and see one of them to add your creations to King Kreators. York 6 Starts Spring Expedition -- Talking Trash (Blog) During the mini-expedition Talking Trash, York 6 students will examine how students, staff and faculty produce and dispose of waste here at King. After analyzing the trash--yes, we're going through the garbage--students will explore the feasibility of recycling and reusing to reduce the waste that King produces. The students will share the results of their research by crafting persuasive products that promote environmentally friendly alternatives. In addition, through grants from and collaboration with the Portland Trails and Cultivating Community Garden personnel, York 6 students are involved in a two-year project to design, create and maintain both an organic garden and a composting site at King. Join us for the latest information and to leave comments about Talking Trash at our Blog. Meet York 6's New Student of the Month for January at our Blog. Have you seen the York 6 Blog? It has current news from the house, homework assignments, and space for your comments. Check it out here, or by clicking on the link at the bottom right of this page. Second Expedition of the Year Examines Relationship Between Food and Culture
York 6 Begins Year at King by Focusing on House Culture and Community Service We have finished one expedition, Cultivating our Community, an expedition all about building a community here in York 6, and getting to know each other. Students eventually composed a “me-flet” which consisted of a self-portrait, a life timeline, a collage, and a biography which was written by a peer. During “Crew Time” the students presented each other to their homeroom and we all learned a lot about each other! |
After months of independent work, Alison finished her movie and submitted it to Panasonic for the Kid Witness News contest. See the video and learn about how it was made 
We are looking forward to a brand-new expedition that we are calling Seeds of Culture, which will examine the influence and effects of food on a culture. We will explore celebrations and customs around food, as well as follow the journey of a seed to each particular food. Our kick-off will take place in and around Portland, as small groups of students visit area ethnic restaurants and sample native foods. One of our goals, also, is to work with the Cultivating Community project in Portland, and bring a garden to King Middle School. Finally, we are planning to create our own restaurant for a night, here at King.
Also during this expedition we began our monthly Community Service project (“Building Character Through Service”). Students from York 6 went into the community at one of ten different sites to perform some helpful and valuable service.
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