The Kennebunk High School Alternative Education Program provides a hands-on, experiential, project and community based, learning environment for students. Through a curriculum rooted in real world application and aligned to KHS academic standards, we provide a space for students to grapple with and discover the importance of active, engaged citizenship on a local, national, and global level.
This program is designed for sophomore, junior, and senior students at Kennebunk High School who are not feeling successful or engaged in their mainstream classes for a variety of reasons including but not limited to: they need a more individualized academic program, they are hands on learners, they could benefit from life skills development, they need to recover credits, they are lacking confidence in direction or a vision of their future beyond high school.
We welcome students receiving special education services and case managers ensure that students are receiving all of the necessary support and accommodations. We also welcome students currently enrolled in a vocational program.
We work with students, administration, parents, and school counselors to design an individualized plan/schedule for each student that sets them up for success.
The program at KHS started in the early 2000s in response to a need for credit recovery. We have come quite far since then. In the 2024-2025 school year, a student interviewed community partners, teachers, administrators and peers to develop an interactive timeline of the program's history. The timeline shows the progression of the work from content based packets to online credit recovery to the project based learning environment that it is now. Click on the image to the right to experience the history!
Alt Ed Semester 1 Newsletter 2024-2025.pdfSemester 1 Alt Ed Newsletter.pdfAlt Ed Semester 2 Newsletter.pdf"It's important for me that they feel connected to us, connected to their community, and feel like they have value and a place here. We really value their partnership." - Leia Lowery, Director of Education
