A Picture of Health
When COVID-19 descended on Maine last spring, Chewonki, like all educational institutions, came to a near standstill. Maine Coast Semester …
When COVID-19 descended on Maine last spring, Chewonki, like all educational institutions, came to a near standstill. Maine Coast Semester …
We are very pleased to introduce Lise Schickel Goddard, our new Interim Head of Semester School for Maine Coast Semester …
Our entire staff recently participated in an anti-racism training facilitated by Martha Haakmat of Haakmat Consulting and Alissa Schwartz of …
Olivia Woollam, an alumna of Semester 38, is using her class privilege to support the redistribution of power and resources …
Less than one week from today, Chewonki will welcome thirty-four elementary and middle School students to campus for their first …
We are grateful for the courage and clarity of thought expressed by many individuals who have recently chosen to share …
The abrupt, nationwide shift to remote learning this spring was more than unexpected, it was stunning. But perhaps we shouldn’t …
High schoolers who attend Maine Coast Semester are adventurous, hard-working, and community-oriented, and we are often inspired by their work …
The death of George Floyd under the knee of a white police officer, recorded for nearly nine horrifying minutes, opened …
“Next normal” is a phrase I am seeing, and now beginning to use, to describe how we’re redefining our everyday …
On the first day of COVID-19-induced home-schooling, one Chewonki alumni family with three children under 10 asked me by telephone, …
Chewonki Welcomes Guest Artist Kichung Lee Lizee for an Exploration of Eastern Calligraphy Last Friday we were fortunate to welcome …
Chewonki Waypoint eighth graders helped mark, saw and convey huge blocks of ice in a historical reenactment of ice harvesting …
Chewonki’s Boatbuilders Expedition is not your average wilderness trip. While after most trips you take home photographs, grains of sand …
Last Saturday, on September 28th, Semester 63 students returned from their five-day wilderness trips. Vans arriving from all different parts …
Exactly four weeks ago, on August 28th, 39 students from 17 states and 34 high schools arrived at Chewonki to …
It’s sort of intimidating to move into a cabin with six other girls for an entire semester. Before coming to …
Join Chewonki alumni, participants, families, staff and faculty for a meetup at the Common Ground Fair in Unity Maine on …
I groaned as alarms blared through the cabin, jolting me from a deep, dreamless sleep. “Is it morning already,” I …
Wilderness trips were highly anticipated in semester 62. After filling out a survey to figure out which four-day trip I’d …
Sitting on a rock, the cold tickles my cheeks and the smell of fresh snow and trees soothes me as …
It’s 5 degrees under a blue sky and the 41 new students of Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki are digging …
AISLING, Cheverus High School, Portland ME: Great White Sharks in Maine: Effects and Misconceptions ALEX, Seacrest Country Day School, …
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