Wayfinder Schools (2026-27 Profile)

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Wayfinder Schools

79 Washington St Camden, ME 04843

Tel: (207) 236-3000

Quick Facts (2026-27)

School Type: Alternative School
Grades: Inquire with school
Enrollment: 65 students
Average class size: 11 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: 鉁�Verified school update

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Quick Facts (2026-27)

School Type: Alternative School
Grades: Inquire with school
Enrollment: 65 students
Average class size: 11 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: 鉁�Verified school update

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School Facts

School Type

Alternative School

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades Inquire with school

Year Founded

2011

School Calendar

Student Body

Total Students

65 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

20%

State avg.: 16%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

7 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

9:1

National avg.:

Average Class Size

11 students

Classroom Dress Code

Casual

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

Other school association(s)

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Tuition Notes

Tuition for the Passages Program for teen parents is free.

Admissions Director

Cynthia Stevenson, Passages Program Director

Admissions Associate

Becki Anderson, School Admin

Application URL

School Notes

In 1973 Emanuel Pariser and Dora Lievow founded The Community School, an alternative high school for Maine youth who needed a second chance at earning their high school diplomas.
Each year, sixteen students lived at school while focusing on jobs, academics and life skills.
In 1994, Passages was developed to serve teen parents through a home-based, self-paced high school diploma program.
The Community School grew to serve more than forty students each year.
In 2011, The Community School merged with Opportunity Farm, becoming Wayfinder Schools.
We now serve up to 65 students per year, through our home-based high school program.
Over the years, we`ve become a state- and nationally-recognized model of alternative education that has helped hundreds of Maine teens realize their goal of earning their high school diplomas. Using social justice, strength-based and relational strategies, we reengage youth who are over-age and under-credited and at risk of not earning their high school diploma. We work hard to create a learning environment that`s warm, safe, accepting, and challenging.
Our curriculum is tailored to individual student needs and is immediately relevant and practical to everyday life.

Wayfinder Schools' Passages Program serves students in eight Maine counties (Knox, Lincoln, Waldo, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, York, Cumberland and Washington) who are facing challenges that keep them from attending traditional high school. We serve young parents and other Maine youth ages 14-20 who are seeking an alternative path to high school completion.
In the Passages Program, teachers work one on one with their students at the student's residence. Those who complete our programs graduate with a regular high school diploma.
Interested students can apply anytime by visiting our website at www.wayfinderschools.org/admissions

Source: Verified school update

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