Cullen McGough

Cetacean Curves

Maine Coast Semester math teachers Katie Curtis and Liz Burroughs had their precalculus students doing something fishy last week: calculating …

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A Few Maps of Home

Most of us, consciously or unconsciously, carry in our heads annotated maps of the places we love. Maine Coast Semester …

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Erosion: Essays of Undoing – Learning from Terry Tempest Williams

Six Maine Coast Semester 63 students got “the golden ticket”–a chance to hear renowned writer and environmentalist Terry Tempest Williams …

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Sue West, Scott Andrews Honored in Dedication Ceremony

Saturday morning brought a dazzling blue sky to Chewonki Neck and set the stage for a much-anticipated event: the formal …

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Chewonki Holiday Craft Fair

Join us in Chapin Hall on December 10 for the 12th annual Chewonki Holiday Craft Fair! Dozens of local artists, …

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Chewonki On the Road: Fall & Winter Travel Schedule

Over the next few months, many Chewonki staff will be hitting the road to visit families, connect with alumni, and …

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An Open Letter to the Chewonki Community

This weekend the Portland Press Herald published an article featuring an open letter by former Chewonki staff sharing concerns about …

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Meetup at the Common Ground Fair

Join Chewonki alumni, participants, families, staff and faculty for a meetup at the Common Ground Fair in Unity Maine on …

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Precisely Pemaquid

Maine Coast Semester students visited Pemaquid Point for science field lab earlier this week. They explored Maine’s rocky intertidal zone, …

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Diggin’ My Potato

Semester 63 jumped into their first week at Chewonki with both feet (and hands). Their arrived on campus coincided with …

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Chewonki Announces Campus Expansion

We are excited to announce a significant round of additions and improvements for Chewonki, including new cabins and facilities for …

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Meet Robert Gustov Chewonki

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Chewonki Announces Incoming and Outgoing Trustees and Advisors

Our 2019 Annual Meeting took place at Chewonki on May 17 and 18, and among the items on the agenda …

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The Bairn of the Barn

Frisking, frolicking, snoozing, testing the limits of their mother’s patience, entertaining us each day as they grow before our eyes–spring …

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Maine Youth Environmental Leaders Scholarship

We are pleased to announce that two students have been chosen to receive the 2019 Maine Youth Environmental Leaders Scholarship, …

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Chewonki

When Chewonki became a non-profit in 1962, a charitable purpose became an essential piece of our organizational DNA. Since that …

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Join us for Margaret Ellis Day – May 29

Help us shake out the dust, clean out the cabins, and get ready for another summer of fun at our …

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Chewonki’s Newest Maine Guide

After grueling written and oral examinations proving her knowledge of Maine rules governing fishing, trapping, hunting, watercraft, ATVs, and snowmobiles, …

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Finding Fulfillment in Physical Work

Back at home, our friends are lifting their hands only to swipe a metro card or drive to school. How …

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Winter Adventures on the Trail – Semester 62

Last week our students from Maine Coast Semester 62 took to the woods & wilds of Maine for a mid-winter …

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Digging in to Semester 62

It’s 5 degrees under a blue sky and the 41 new students of Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki are digging …

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Beyond Borders: Experiential Education Through the Lens of Equity and Justice.

Many enthusiastic educators, says Chewonki Team Development Coordinator Shelly Gibson, “tend to think of experiential education as synonymous with outdoor …

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Welcome Semester 62!

On Wednesday we welcomed 41 students from 18 states and 36 high schools for  Semester 62. We couldn’t be more …

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Welcome Wodin, the One-Eyed Screech Owl

On Thursday, Traveling Natural History Program Educator Colleen Moureaux introduced Wodin, a full-grown Eastern screech owl (Megascops asio), to an …

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