Kieve Wavus Info Zoom: Q+A
Joy Bengtson Giffen
November 4, 2021
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Midcoast Matters: KWE + Midcoast Conservancy Caring for Damariscotta Lake
Joy Bengtson Giffen
October 29, 2021
Kieve Wavus Education partners with many great organizations as we all work toward achieving common goals. Midcoast Conservancy shot this short film at Kieve in October 2021. Check it out! You’ll see some familiar faces and beautiful foliage at the 12 minute :30 mark!
Executive Director Announcement
Joy Bengtson Giffen
September 7, 2021
KWE Families and Friends, We’re fast approaching a series of milestones in the evolution of Kieve Wavus Education. In 2022 Wavus will celebrate its 100th anniversary. Kieve reaches the century mark in 2026. Our camps were once again full of kids this summer after a 12-month pandemic hiatus, our educational programs continue to impact the communities that need us the
KWE Zoom Links and FAQs
Joy Bengtson Giffen
May 21, 2021
We loved seeing so many of you on Zoom this week and hope anyone who missed checks out the recordings below. We’ve also compiled answers to the most frequently asked questions HERE and also below the Zoom info. 5/18/21 KWE Parents ZoomClick HERE to view KWE Parents Zoom gathering Passcode: u=3!7t2N 5/20/21 Wavus CampersClick HERE to view Wavus Zoom gatheringNo passcode needed 5/20/21
Kieve Wavus News Spring 2021 Vol. 95 No. 1
Joy Bengtson Giffen
May 17, 2021
The Leadership School and Summer Camp Connection Since their beginnings, The Leadership School, Kieve and Wavus have been great places for enthusiastic young teachers to launch their careers – at most recent count, more than 200 current educators started out on Damariscotta Lake. This summer, over 70% of our TLS Educators will be working as camp counselors and assistant directors,
Teaching Kindness and Respect
Joy Bengtson Giffen
March 29, 2021
This has been a difficult year for all of us. Here at Kieve Wavus Education, it’s been too quiet without the usual roar from kids running around these campuses. We are ready for normal to return and we are so grateful to have a team that has totally dedicated themselves to finding new and creative ways to fulfill our mission.
Kieve Wavus News Fall 2020 Vol. 94 No. 2
Joy Bengtson Giffen
November 12, 2020
Do the Hard Things: A Perspective on 2020 from Damariscotta Lake This summer has been unlike any other since Dick Kennedy hired me as a Camp Kieve counselor in the spring of 1983. With no summer camps, we had to re-imagine ourselves and find new ways to fulfill our mission of empowering others this year. This started locally in March
KWE In the News: Lincoln County Food Initiative collaboration provides meals to families
Joy Bengtson Giffen
July 23, 2020
Deliveries are made twice a week to approximately 40 households, and families who are able to pick up food themselves can access 10 food pantries in Lincoln County. When the coronavirus hit Maine and businesses began shutting down in mid-March, a group of businesses, individuals and nonprofits came together to take care of people in Lincoln County experiencing food insecurity
Kieve Wavus News Spring 2020 Vol. 94 No. 1
Joy Bengtson Giffen
June 24, 2020
Kieve Wavus Education Pitches in to help Lincoln County Food Initiative This March, as the Coronavirus pandemic made its effects felt in Maine, Kieve Wavus Education suspended all programming through the month of May. This spring has been hard for all of us, for so many reasons. At KWE, the sudden quiet on our campuses was unsettling. Not known for
Wavus thanks Kirstie, Welcomes Kate
Joy Bengtson Giffen
June 22, 2020
With great excitement, Kieve Wavus Education is announcing Kate Kaplan as the next Director of Wavus Camp for Girls. After five wonderful years as Director at Wavus, Kirstie Truluck is passing the torch to Kate. Kirstie and Kate have worked closely together since Kirstie’s arrival at Wavus in 2015, and Kirstie is ready to support Kate through this leadership transition