Casco Bay High School is a public Expeditionary Learning school in Portland, Maine

Portland, Maine

Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...

, USA. Since the 2005–06 school year, the school has been housed on the site of the Portland Arts and Technology High School on Allen Avenue, in the city's North Deering neighborhood. Casco Bay is one of three public high schools within the City of Portland.

Opening in 2005, Casco Bay High made Portland the first city in the United States to offer Expeditionary Learning for grades kindergarten to 12th. Every year, Casco Bay plans to add a grade level, with 50–60 students per grade, for a maximum capacity of 300 students.

Crew

Every student at Casco Bay High School is assigned to a "crew". The students stay in a crew for all four years (not necessarily the same crew). A crew is a group of 10 to 15 students and one faculty member. Activities are held within the crew four days a week. Freshmen and Senior students and their crews are sent on a one-week-long Rippleffect mini-expedition. For that week students will hike or sail in order to get to know their crew members. Active members on this trip will receive 0.5 credits for physical education.

Junior Journey

An integral part of a student's experience at Casco Bay High School is his or her Junior Journey. Each year, the entire junior class is given the opportunity to plan a class trip to a location where one can experience a new culture and service learning. To date, all Junior Journeys have been executed in association with Habitat for Humanity in either Biloxi, Mississippi or Almost Heaven, West Virginia. During the trip, which is entirely funded by the students' own fundraising efforts, the junior class spends time volunteering, spending time together, team building, and taking in local culture, history, and landmarks. Participation in Junior Journey bears 0.5 elective credits.

External links

• Official Website