We know school districts around the state are actively engaged in planning for the 2020-2021 school year. Remote learning may be an important piece in the puzzle of delivering education to students. Designing accessible curriculum for students who are Deaf requires a team approach. One essential member of the team is the Deaf student themselves. Read More ›
News Center Maine: Pine Tree Camp gives campers a summer experience
News Center Maine reports how Pine Tree Camp is giving campers a chance to stay connected and have a Maine summer camp experience. 'Pine Tree Camp to You' consists of six different themed weeks for campers -- nature, fitness, music/drama, arts/craft, science, and cooking. For each full week, staff members pack up boxes with videos and materials Read More ›
Our campers need us: You can help
“In every challenge lives a greater opportunity.” As we mark Pine Tree Camp’s 75th anniversary, this quote could not ring truer. In mid-March, as Maine shut down as a result of COVID-19, Pine Tree Camp opened. We opened two months early. Why? Schools were closed. Services that people with disabilities rely on were suspended. Our Read More ›
Pine Tree Camp set the stage for independence
“My parents wanted me to have increased independence away from home and Pine Tree Camp was the first real outlet for that. It set the stage for some other things to happen in my life that were important.” That’s how Craig Popper described his experience at Pine Tree Camp when he was in 8th grade. Now in his 30s, he’s a lawyer living in Read More ›
Pine Tree Camp to You: How it works
Pine Tree Camp to You is, quite simply, a virtual summer camp experience for Maine people with disabilities. Pine Tree Camp’s team of professionals has designed a fully accessible curriculum that connects campers and creates opportunities for staying active and trying new things through a series of six, week-long remote summer camp Read More ›
Build your child’s speech language skills this summer
For most, the 2019/2020 school year has come to a close. Planning is still underway for the fall, but we can expect that remote learning will play some role in the education of students; whether it’s preventative measures for at risk students, in response to a second wave pandemic, or a back up plan for snow days. Students, teachers and Read More ›
Virtual Bath Savings Paddle for Pine Tree Camp a success, still time to join to support Pine Tree Camp
For the first time in 24 years, the Bath Savings Paddle for Pine Tree Camp went virtual. More than 200 people tuned into Facebook for the live-stream kick-off on Saturday, June 6 and then took to the trails, roads, waterways and their own yards to participate in an activity of their choice. “We’re hearing from so many of our participants who Read More ›
Pine Tree Camp’s summer staff are here for the season
Pine Tree Camp’s summer staff training is underway! “We’re so excited about the opportunities we are offering Maine people with disabilities and their families this summer,” said Pine Tree Camp Director, Dawn Willard-Robinson. “This new programming means we have added additional aspects and focus areas to our training.” The Pine Tree Camp Read More ›
Lewiston Sun Journal: Sign language interpreting during Covid-19
The Lewiston Sun Journal takes readers behind the scenes to learn what it's like being a sign language interpreter on TV during a pandemic. “Many people do not enjoy watching foreign films with subtitles. The viewer is splitting their attention between the words and the action,” said Maura Nolin, Pine Tree Society’s director of interpreting Read More ›