http://www.islandinstitute.org Sun, 11 May 2008 22:59:20 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.islandinstitute.org/images/ii_rss_logo.png http://www.islandinstitute.org http://www.islandinstitute.org/island-institute-news-&-press-releases/Join-Our-Team/12271/ We welcome people who care about the future of Maine’s year-round islands and working-waterfront communities, and who want to commit their skills and talents to our efforts.  For a current listing of available employment opportunities at the Island Institute, please click here. Author Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.islandinstitute.org/island-institute-news-&-press-releases/Join-Our-Team/12271/ http://www.islandinstitute.org/island-institute-news-&-press-releases/2008-Island-Firefighters-Forum/12195/ On Friday, April 18, the Island Institute held its fifth annual Island Firefighter's Forum, convening professional and volunteer island firefighters and representatives from Maine Fire Training and Education (MFTE), the Maine Forest Service Fire Protection Division and Lifeflight Maine to discuss firefighting challenges on the islands. ... Author Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.islandinstitute.org/island-institute-news-&-press-releases/2008-Island-Firefighters-Forum/12195/ http://www.islandinstitute.org/in-the-medias/Treasured-Island-Giving-Students-Real-Skills-and-Real-Responsibilities/12192/ Find out how North Haven, a year-round island community in Maine’s Penobscot Bay, has developed flexible curricula and place-based learning to create an innovative, successful academic program for the approximately 70 students in grades K through 12 at North Haven Community School. To view the article by Lisa Morehouse in the April 2008 issue of Edutopia, a magazine published by the George Lucas Educational Foundation, please clink on the link below. Author Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.islandinstitute.org/in-the-medias/Treasured-Island-Giving-Students-Real-Skills-and-Real-Responsibilities/12192/ http://www.islandinstitute.org/island-institute-news-&-press-releases/2008---1st-Quarter-Accomplishments/12176/ 2008 has started off with an impressive list of accomplishments that highlight ourgrowing number of collaborations with Maine’s year-round island and working coastal communities. As always,we extend a special thank-you to our nearly 4,900 members as well as the generous donors who have made thesesuccesses possible.Click on the file below to see our exciting work.  Author Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.islandinstitute.org/island-institute-news-&-press-releases/2008---1st-Quarter-Accomplishments/12176/ http://www.islandinstitute.org/island-institute-news-&-press-releases/Casco-Bay-Affordable-Housing-Minutes-March-06-2008/12173/ Attendees: Ellen Mahoney, Homestart, Peaks Island Thea Youngs, Chebeague Island Fellow Alden Robinson, Long Island Fellow Mabel Doughty, Chebeague Island Mark Greene, Long Island Year-Round Housing Corporation Lynne Richard, Peaks Island Council Barbara Hoppin, Homestart, Peaks Island Joanne Whitehead, Islesboro Affordable Property Terry Kelley, Ellsworth and Mount Desert Island Housing Authorities Brooke Brewer, Casco Bay Affordable Housing Fellow Sandra Scheurman, Long Island Year-Round ... Author Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.islandinstitute.org/island-institute-news-&-press-releases/Casco-Bay-Affordable-Housing-Minutes-March-06-2008/12173/ http://www.islandinstitute.org/island-institute-news-&-press-releases/Archipelago-Fine-Arts-to-Launch-Spring-Season-with-Show-by-Sally-Loughbridge/12118/ Rockland, Maine-Archipelago Fine Arts, the Island Institute's art gallery at 386 Main Street in Rockland, will open its major spring-season show with a reception from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 21, featuring "Coastal Edges," an exhibit of new works by coastal Maine resident Sally Loughridge. The show will feature her latest soft pastels and will run until June 28. Gallery hours for Archipelago Fine Arts are 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. ... Author Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.islandinstitute.org/island-institute-news-&-press-releases/Archipelago-Fine-Arts-to-Launch-Spring-Season-with-Show-by-Sally-Loughbridge/12118/ http://www.islandinstitute.org/island-institute-news-&-press-releases/Island-Fellows-Program-Accepting-Applications/12124/ Island Fellows Program Accepting Applications Author Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.islandinstitute.org/island-institute-news-&-press-releases/Island-Fellows-Program-Accepting-Applications/12124/ http://www.islandinstitute.org/island-institute-news-&-press-releases/Island-Teachers-Convene-in-Belfast/12177/ The third biennial Island Teachers Conference, held at the University of Maine’s Hutchinson Center in Belfast on October 17-18, drew more than 70 teachers and administrators from Maine’s island communities for two days of professional development and networking.  Workshops by 14 presenters covered grantwriting, district consolidation, reading strategies for students and much more. ... Author Mon, 22 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.islandinstitute.org/island-institute-news-&-press-releases/Island-Teachers-Convene-in-Belfast/12177/ http://www.islandinstitute.org/island-institute-news-&-press-releases/Affordable-Coast-Fund-Makes-Grants-to-Island-Nonprofits-and-Individuals/12174/ The Island Institute and the Genesis Community Loan Fund have announced the results of a new collaborative grant-making process:  $110,000 in awards to six island-based affordable-housing nonprofits.  Seven grants from two separate funding streams - the Institute's Affordable Coast Fund and the Genesis-based Islands Challenge Fund - ranged from $5,000 to $25,000 in support of efforts to assist year-round island families in securing stable, affordable homes. ... Author Wed, 08 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.islandinstitute.org/island-institute-news-&-press-releases/Affordable-Coast-Fund-Makes-Grants-to-Island-Nonprofits-and-Individuals/12174/ http://www.islandinstitute.org/island-institute-news-&-press-releases/Affordable-Housing-Conference-2006/12191/ In May 2006, Islesboro Affordable Housing Fellow Alyson Mayo hosted and organized an Island Affordable Housing Symposium.  Culminating her fellowship experience working with Islesboro Affordable Properties, Alyson convened nearly 100 affordable-housing advocates for a two-day symposium that focused upon the affordable-housing needs of Maine's 15 year-round island communities. ... Author Thu, 01 Jun 2006 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.islandinstitute.org/island-institute-news-&-press-releases/Affordable-Housing-Conference-2006/12191/