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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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230 Pounds of Marshmallows – and Counting

For someone in the Chewonki command center–someone responsible for 30,000 field-based meals each year; 40 sea kayaks; 30 white water …

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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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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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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 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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Super Wolf Blood Moon

If you are in North or South America on the night of January 20-21, look out for a total lunar …

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Slapshot

For those of us who love gliding across a frozen pond, Maine winters deliver a special treat. The best conditions …

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Art and the Natural World

Floating is one of the first things art teacher Sue West asked her students to do when they arrived for …

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A Grove of Mouse-ear Hawkweed

“Put away that umbrella,” chides Kary. “We don’t need umbrellas here!” The students laugh. “It was hard in the beginning,” …

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Globicephala Algebra

Globicephala Algebra -or- Precalculus Is A Whale of a Good Time! -or- Cetacean Creation Yields Curve Verve Maine Coast Semester …

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ACCEPTISSI SITIS AD CENAM ROMANAM!

Each semester, there are typically a small handful of Latin students at Maine Coast Semester. What they lack in numbers, …

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Are You Checking My Math?

“Are you checking my math?” asks Maine Coast Semester teacher Liz Burroughs, turning from a whiteboard, where she’s solving a …

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Of Elves and Economics

The snow-dusted forests of Chewonki Neck are especially quiet this week, but the classrooms of the Elementary School at Chewonki …

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C’est élégant. C’est élastique. C’est fantastique.

C’est élégant. C’est élastique. C’est fantastique. C’est la langue française! And it pours from Esther Kary, Maine Coast Semester at …

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Holiday Craft Fair & Online Auction

11th Annual Chewonki Holiday Craft Fair Vendor Hall, Online Auction & Hayrides Tuesday, December 11, 2018 Join us to celebrate and …

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Living History

“Those taxes were completely unfair!” “It wouldn’t have happened without the French and Indian War.” “Oh, no, no, no!” “That …

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Notable Promotions and Hires

Chewonki has always succeeded because of the talent and dedication of our faculty and staff, and the effort they put …

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Registration Open for Camp Chewonki

Registration is now open for Summer ’19!  For the next two weeks we’re offering our annual “early-bird” special: Register for …

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A Harrowing Update from the East Side Pasture Project

With the dog days of summer behind us, it’s time to check in on our east-side pasture restoration project! At …

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