Mount Desert Island, Maine

Today I'm preparing for my next Maine island trip. On Friday, I'm taking the early morning ferry to the community of Frenchboro. The island is a 30-minute ferry ride from Mt. Desert Island (where Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park are located).

Frenchboro Island School has 13 children, and here is their delightful school blog.   The five older students have read Touch Blue, and they've all done projects about their island that they will be sharing with me.  I'm really looking forward to this visit! 

The Island Institute and Island Readers and Writers have arranged that five more small Maine island schools will be able to participate that day through a fancy video system the Island Institute has installed in the smaller island schools.  So I'll have the kids from Cliff Island, Matinicus, Monhegan, Isle au Haut, and Islesford participating by video with me, too. 

Monhegan and Cliff Island schools also have fun blogs! I have really enjoyed reading about the students I will be meeting, either in person or on TV.

Since these schools are truly one-room or two-room schoolhouses, I offered  to do a little program on Hot Rod Hamster with the younger students, so they can be part of the day, too. 

Now, if the weather will just cooperate!