Maine Youth Environmental Leader Scholarship
We are excited to announce that the Maine Youth Environmental Leader Scholarship for 2026-2027 at Maine Coast Semester is now ...
Cullen McGough
Chewonki: What I Didn’t Expect
Though I often go back and forth between being a Type A or a Type B person, when it came ...
The Songs of Semester 76
During the first week-ish of the semester, we quickly realized the musical talent of our semester. People would gather around ...
Thriving, Not Just Surviving: A First Look at Our Partnership with Sapien Labs
At Maine Coast Semester, we’ve always believed that the best version of a student emerges when they are "unplugged" from ...
Live From Wiscasset: It’s Saturday Night!
Hello to you all interested in attending the Maine Coast Semester. My name is Simon Q Schraga, I’m from New ...
Unplugged and Thriving: Lessons from the Maine Coast Semester with Sarah Rebick
In this episode, Mandee Hamann sits down with Sarah Rebick to explore the unique qualities of the Maine Coast Semester ...
Never Enough
Back in 2021, Chewonki received a visit from Washington Post author Jennifer Wallace who was traveling through Maine to pick ...
Fellow Travelers: Sarah Rebick
Our program director, Sarah Rebick, recently had the pleasure to engage in an interview with the staff from the Boston Children’s Digital ...
Volunteers Needed for Chewonki Homecoming Day
Chewonki Homecoming runs on community power—and we’d love your help! Volunteers keep things running smoothly, from greeting guests to serving ...
Screens Off, Hands On: How Science Field Labs Reboot A Love of Learning
Cullen: I’m talking today with Robbin Dilley, our Natural History and Ecology Teacher at Maine Coast Semester. Robbin, can we ...
The Whistling Maples and Pines
The Whistling Maples and Pines Don’t forget your wool socks, layers, snacks, Nor your head or heart. For you might ...
All The Little Things
On the ride to Chewonki last Sunday, more than 2,000 miles from home, I realized with a pit in my ...
Polar Bearrrrrrrrrrrrrs…….
There are many traditions at the heart of Chewonki, and one widely-held favorite is the beloved (and dreaded) Polar Bear ...
Inside the Teaching Fellow Experience at Maine Coast Semester
(Left to right: Johnny Vallo, Isabelle Stewart, Brook Heston, Anna Solomon) This week, we caught up with four faculty embarked ...
Cabin Life
It’s been a month here at the Wonk, which means many things but mainly a month of cabin living! To ...
Mid-Semester Reflection
I can’t believe this semester is half-way through. This bittersweetness manifests into a sinking feeling in my stomach after the ...
Backpacking the Bigelows : Falling in Love With the Color Green
When you finally lift your gaze from the chestnut-colored ground, finding your balance with the help of your shrinking hiking ...
Autumn in Maine
Autumn in Maine Mother nature sprinkles secrets of fall in the trees: The pines, The oaks, And maples. They ...
Farm Chores, Early Fall
It is 6:00 a.m. on Chewonki Neck, a few weeks into Semester 73. I’ve settled in here; the quilt and ...
The Coast is Clear – at Sewall Beach!
Last week we were delighted when several members of Maine Coast Semester 73, including students and staff, volunteered to help ...
Take the Plunge!
When I was looking at a sample Maine Coast Semester schedule, I immediately spotted a block dedicated to the polar ...
Chewonki Foundation Names Nancy Kennedy as New President
(Featured above: Trustee and President Search Committee Co-Chair, Marion Howard, President Nancy Kennedy, Board Chair André Heard) We are excited ...
Wood Cove
The residents of the van squished behind a row of skis, sleds, poles, and bags, ready to take on the ...
5 Things I will never forget about Chewonki
Polar Plunges – My alarm goes off and I realize it’s 6:45 AM, a bright and early start to my ...