Student Programs
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Giving Students Access to Global Perspectives
Each year, Camden Conference Student Programs endeavors to network teachers across the state, supporting them in designing and creating their courses relevant to the annual Conference theme and appropriate to their specific educational environment. The materials they develop foster critical thinking, knowledge of world issues, and opportunities for dialogue among participating students.
In recent years, about twenty percent of Camden Opera House attendees are students, who add a lively, forward-looking, and well-informed perspective to the Conference proceedings, while simultaneously gaining unprecedented access to global expertise and intergenerational viewpoints.
A list of high schools currently participating is below. To find out more, talk to us about donating directly to this program, or help us connect with other high schools, please contact [email protected].
High Schools
Bonny Eagle High School, Standish
Brewer School Dept., Brewer
Ecology Learning Center, Unity
Edward Little High School, Auburn
Gould Academy, Bethel
Greenville Consolidated High School, Greenville
Hampden Academy, Hampden
Hermon High School, Hermon
Leavitt High School, Turner
Lewiston High School, Lewiston
Maine Academy of Natural Sciences, Hinckley
Oak Hill High School, Wales
Oceanside High School, Rockland
Piscataquis Community High School, Guilford
Sanford High School, Sanford
“It is such a great opportunity and privilege to be able to have access to all this information, these wonderful speakers, and the ability to travel to Camden and stay at a hotel for a few nights. The Conference is so inspiring and important to me, and I hope I will be able to come back as a volunteer and a chaperone one day.”
—Senior, Leavitt Area High School
A list of colleges currently participating is below. To find out more, talk to us about donating directly to this program, or help us connect with other colleges, please contact [email protected].
Colleges and Universities
Thomas College
University of Maine at Augusta
University of Maine at Farmington
University of Maine at Orono
University of Maine School of Policy and International Affairs at Orono
University of Southern Maine, Portland
“Our students loved the weekend. Conversation and questions bubbled over to break time. Students had powerful realizations: for example, that issues such as immigration are part of debates over democracy in Europe.”
—Brad Clarke,
Gould Academy
Winners of the 10th Annual Captain Bill Taylor Student Essay Contest
Gould Academy Students Sweep Top Three Spots in Camden Conference Essay Competition
July 15, 2025
Three Gould Academy students claimed all top honors in the annual Camden Conference Bill Taylor Essay Contest that drew submissions from students around the state. Ingrid Janicki took first place for her essay “Peace to the […]
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