Students Create the Lincoln Academy Campus in Minecraft
Quarantine Work and Learning: The Lincoln Academy campus is now a full-scale 3D model in Minecraft, thanks to three LA seniors. As high schools and colleges around the world closed in March, many students returned to their campuses the only way that was safe: [...]
Resident Life Update – May 3, 2020
Dear students, We hope you had a restful April vacation, and while we can’t welcome you back to campus, we do welcome everyone back to the last part of the school year. Three weeks of virtual learning remain, then we move into end of year [...]
Resident Life Update – April 19, 2020
Dear students, We miss you tremendously. Just like an empty campus, our dorms are lonely without you here. Know that we are thinking about you and we care a lot. If you need anything or just want to talk to one of us, we [...]
Virtual Learning at Lincoln Academy 2.0
Virtual Learning at Lincoln Academy 2.0 Dear LA Students and Families, Based on recommendations from the Governor and Maine Department of Education, we now know that we are looking at virtual learning through the end of the year. While the school will be ready [...]
Lincoln Academy Students of the Month
The Lincoln Academy Students of the Month for February 2020, as voted remotely by LA faculty and staff, are freshman Michaela LaCrosse, sophomore Sopna Atkinson, junior Maddy York, and senior Sam True.
Resident Life Update – April 11, 2020
Lincoln Academy announced this week that virtual learning will continue through the end of the school year. While we all wish we were back in our usual classrooms, students and teachers are able to continue their academic work through Canvas and there are creative [...]
Extension of Virtual Learning
LA Statement: Extension of Virtual Learning In accordance with the direction from Commission Makin and with the support from the Lincoln Academy Board of Trustees, Lincoln Academy will continue virtual learning through Memorial Day weekend. We will wrap up the first four weeks of [...]
Photographing Damariscotta’s Quarantine: Amelia Rosko ’20
Capturing the Shutdown by Amelia Rosko '20 Everything has been changing lately, and downtown Damariscotta has followed suit. The usually busy streets and stores have been deserted. Crosswalks are no longer something one has to give mind to. The generally fought-over parking spots are [...]
Resident Life Update – April 5, 2020
Heading into Week Three: We have now completed our second full week of virtual learning. Please be in touch with your teachers and let us know if you have any questions or need assistance accessing academic materials. Each international student has been assigned an [...]
LA International Students’ Journeys Home Marked by Sudden Farewells, Uncertain Flights, Time in Quarantine
Scenes from the Final Days in the LA Dorms. Photos by Missy Abbott When Lincoln Academy announced the campus closure that began on March 17, it wasn’t a simple proposition. The school had to consider the immediate future of 40 residential students living in [...]
Lincoln Academy: Transition to Virtual Learning
Lincoln Academy teachers sent in these “workstation selfies” to celebrate the first week of virtual learning at LA. When Lincoln Academy Head of School Jeff Burroughs attended the 2020 NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools) Conference during the last week of February, it seemed [...]
When the Show Can’t Go On: Canceling the Spring Production of Guys and Dolls
Scenes from the Lincoln Academy and Heartwood collaboration of Guys and Dolls, whose sold-out run was canceled after the coronavirus outbreak. Lincoln Academy’s spring musical in collaboration with Heartwood Theater, Guys and Dolls, was less than a week from opening for seven sold-out performances [...]