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M O R E I N S I D E T H E L I S T F O C U S E D U C AT I O N / T R A I N I N G mainebiz.biz / printsub S U B S C R I B E P H O T O S / T I M G R E E N WAY F U L L C O N T E N T S O N PA G E 4 » C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 2 0 » Students gain skills building model wind turbines B y J a m e s M c C a r t h y A t mid-morning, the 8 th -grade classroom of King Middle School technology teacher Gus Goodwin is abuzz with all the hands-on learning that's going on. Several students using hand saws take turns cutting thin strips of pine into carefully measured lengths. Others line up to use an upright band-saw under Goodwin's watchful guidance, creating mitered 45-degree corners on their strips of wood. At another worktable, a deter- mined-looking student patiently uses a hammer and chisel to cut a groove into a somewhat resistant piece of wood. ere's not a bored student in the bunch. S E E W H O ' S N E X T O N PA G E 3 0 » Thornton Academy tops our list of Maine's largest private schools. 16 Transition at CEI After 39 years and more than $1 billion in investment, CEI's founder, Ron Phillips, steps down. Here's a look at what's next. 22 Brewing 101 UMaine is one of a growing number of schools that's teaching students about the science of beer brewing. 25 Crafting greater inclusion The director of the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts talks about the goal of being more inclusive in its programs. GROWING TRUE MAINE BEER THE FUTURE OF HOPS AND MALT: Ryan Houghton, left, is founder of The Hop Yard, one of Maine's largest growers of hops. Joel Alex, founder of the Blue Ox Malthouse, creates malt for craft beer from barley and other grains. Burgeoning hop growers and malt houses aim to sate the craft beer industry's thirst S TA R T I N G O N P A G E 1 2 B y L o r i V a l i g r a $2.00 May 16, 2016 VO L . X X I I N O. X www.mainebiz.biz