How does Breakwater connect with the larger local and global community?
Our goal at Breakwater is to support students in a safe, engaging environment that encourages them to discover their passions and build upon their capabilities as they grow into intelligent, self-aware, and conscientious world citizens. World languages are integrated into the curricula at every level, and many classroom projects and school-wide traditions encourage students to develop empathy and social responsibility and to make connections across cultures and time. In the educational community, Breakwater serves as a teaching practicum site for early childhood education students at Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) and for art education students at the Maine College of Art (MECA). The School also plays a leadership role in the Portland Area Reggio Collaborative (PARC) and is a founding partner for the collaborative Nason’s Corner Park Greening Project. Our teachers are experts in their fields who facilitate our Parent Education Series and other workshops in the community. Many
