The New School

The New School Where Students Find Their Voice The New School is a state approved, democratic, community-based private high school in Kennebunk, Maine.

We keep our student-teacher ratio low, classes are hands-on, and students have opportunities to work on independent projects, apprenticeships, and intensive travel studies. All classes align to the Maine Learning Results, and we find fun, engaging, and creative ways to educate our students' mind, body, AND spirit. Check us out, give us a call, and set up a visit. tnsk.org

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This Friday at Outta The Box it's FINAL FRIDAY! Nearly everything in the store is 50% off all day from 9 in the morning ...
07/29/2026

This Friday at Outta The Box it's FINAL FRIDAY! Nearly everything in the store is 50% off all day from 9 in the morning until 4 in the afternoon. There are so many neat things at OTB this week. Come find what's new to you!

8 York Street, Kennebunk: https://maps.app.goo.gl/wHTMaznNn9R5HPJg8

It's a bit quiet during the summer at The New School. We were just chatting about the fantastic showing we had for May's...
07/14/2026

It's a bit quiet during the summer at The New School. We were just chatting about the fantastic showing we had for May's Spring Fever Fest. Leah, the parent of one of our students, organized the effort spending weeks getting ready for our annual spring gardening show—an amazing amount of effort that we are so very thankful for!

On hand were Eden Acres Family Farm—Ali from the orchard had a selection of bath and body care products, Jessica from Mountainview Bees hosted information about beekeeping. Also attending were the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardeners program with a booth with gardening info. Michelle Draghetti of In Harmony Homeopathy & Attunement offered a collection of homeopathies and flower essences. Marylyn from Neverdun Farm hosted a herbal tea booth with tea and plants for sale. Our local Ben & Jerry's came by with ice cream and TNS offered freshly-squeezed lemonade and pizza slices from our brick pizza oven!

We had a fantastic day and can't wait for next year's event!

Have you checked out our little library recently? We've been rotating the stock all year long. As a bonus, after the roa...
07/06/2026

Have you checked out our little library recently? We've been rotating the stock all year long. As a bonus, after the road reconstruction on York Street, the town moved the pedestrian crosswalk to right in front of the library box! Come by and grab a book or three; drop off a book or two.

Bonus: We've added bookmarks from our friends at Octopus Bookshop to a few books.

June 13th—a beautiful Saturday for a graduation! The New School's Class of 2026 was celebrated by over 70 guests as the ...
06/26/2026

June 13th—a beautiful Saturday for a graduation! The New School's Class of 2026 was celebrated by over 70 guests as the community came out to cheer on Kaden, Phoenix, Quinn, and Sela. A fantastic day to start off exciting futures for our now-alums! The New School is so proud of our four graduates and we can't wait to see what great things they accomplish in the years to come. Congratulations to our class of '26!

Earlier this month, we were at Pride in the ‘Bunks with our photo booth. Dozens of people came by to put on silly hats ...
06/26/2026

Earlier this month, we were at Pride in the ‘Bunks with our photo booth. Dozens of people came by to put on silly hats and costumes — were you one of them? Costumes and props were provided by our thrift store, Outta the Box thrift boutique . (Diva goddesses pictured are Alexandra Heartbreaker, Puddin' Itin, and The Holly Daze Queen !)

This Friday at Outta The Box it's FINAL FRIDAY! Nearly everything in the store is 50% off all day from 9 in the morning ...
06/24/2026

This Friday at Outta The Box it's FINAL FRIDAY! Nearly everything in the store is 50% off all day from 9 in the morning until 4 in the afternoon. Come celebrate the end of the months-long road construction with us by getting half off your purchase.

There are so many neat things at OTB this week. Come find what's new to you!

8 York Street, Kennebunk: https://maps.app.goo.gl/wHTMaznNn9R5HPJg8

We're still recovering from all the fun we had at Pride Portland last weekend — take a look at some of the folks who ca...
06/23/2026

We're still recovering from all the fun we had at Pride Portland last weekend — take a look at some of the folks who came by our photo booth on Saturday: visitors, alums, and more! We had former teachers, enthusiastic supporters, friends, and smiling faces all around. It was certainly a hit and we are looking forward to Pride Portland 2027!

It has been busy busy busy here at The New School and we have so many things to share with you: the spring fever fest an...
06/18/2026

It has been busy busy busy here at The New School and we have so many things to share with you: the spring fever fest and seedling sale, prom, graduation, and several off campus field trips. Oh, and graduate Phoenix made us all some cool 3d printed lil dudes!

We'll be posting write ups of what our kids have been up to really soon—once we've got Pride Portland done!

We're wrapping up the school year, but we're not done! This Saturday, we'll be at Pride Portland's festival, over at Boo...
06/18/2026

We're wrapping up the school year, but we're not done! This Saturday, we'll be at Pride Portland's festival, over at Booth A48. We're bringing the photo booth, our origami birds, and much more to the event. Noon until 5, we'll be having a great time—we can't wait to see you there!

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Kennebunk, ME
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