Ready, Set – Ringette!
During my first week of school here, I had a meeting with my advisor, Andrew, that was scheduled for one ...
Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki
Meet Semester 69’s Maine Youth Environmental Scholar!
For the past four years, Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki has offered a merit-based scholarship to support emerging young leaders ...
Living With New People
For four months I get to call South Hall my home. It’s red with a moss covered roof and fairly ...
Putting the Coast in Maine Coast Semester
One of the aspects about Chewonki that was a big part of me deciding to come here was the ocean. ...
Facing Farm Chores
When I applied to Chewonki, I remember that the presentation given at my school mentioned every cabin would wake up ...
The Plunge
Throughout the semester, all students have embarked on the adventures of field lab. Field lab consists of going to different ...
A 4 AM Excursion
At the end of September, seven other students and I embarked on a five day sea kayaking trip in the ...
Salt Marsh Field Lab: A Sticky and Sloppy Situation
Sopping wet, muddy socks, shivering, and shrieking– that’s how our class ran across the lawns, hightailing it to the showers. ...
Comfortable Companionship at Chewonki
“Isn’t it exhausting being with people 24/7?”. This is a question that I’ve heard a lot from my friends back ...
Photo Journal: Fall Field Lab Fun!
Reid State Park: We started off our excursion in pouring rain, but by the time we arrived at Reid, the ...
Living in Community
Community is a fundamental pillar of Chewonki. Where at home I would spend hours on end by myself, at Chewonki ...
The People I Sleep Next To
Being one of the five guys here this semester at Maine Coast Semester, I was really nervous- these guys were ...
Night Time Dish Crew
Finishing up dinner at Chewonki when it’s dish crew three’s night is the most exciting part of my week. Maybe ...
The Fall 2021 – Spring 2022 Application is Now Open
We are pleased to announce our Fall 2021- Spring 2022 application is now available for interested students. You may begin ...
Important Update: Delayed Opening for Maine Coast Semester
Dear Families, In recent weeks we have shared a flood of information with you about the opening of school next ...
Snapshot: Stephanie Schmiege (Maine Coast Semester 34)
Among the interesting people on campus last week for the Wilderness First Responders recertification course taught by Wilderness Medical Associates (WMA) ...
Solos: Alone Together
Leading up to solos, I knew I had a lot of questions about what the weekend would bring out in ...
Sawing Off the Limb on Which It Perches
In the American Museum of Natural History’s Hall of Biodiversity, there is a sign bearing the words of biologist Paul ...
From Sauerkraut to Sketch-up, Connecting to the Natural World through Craft
The study of human ecology, or the relationship between humans and the natural world, is an important thread that runs ...
Finding Your Place, and Yourself, on the Penobscot River
Thinking back to when I first arrived at Chewonki, I am amazed at how much I have learned in such ...
Outer Limits: Students Explore their Growing Edges in Maine’s Wild Places
In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, the 45 members of semester 61 embarked in six vans loaded with backpacks, ...
Photos: Maine Coast Semester Celebrates 30 Years of Place-based Learning
Maine Coast Semester celebrated 60 memorable semesters of placed-based learning and friendship in August with a weekend full of faculty-led ...
From Portland to Pemaquid Point, Semester 61 Hits the Coast Running!
Two weeks ago, on August 29th, 45 students from 11 states and 36 high schools arrived at Chewonki to launch ...
Maine Coast Semester Welcomes New Faculty to Campus
For the past two weeks new and returning Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki faculty have been a-buzz about campus, planning ...