A farewell to Sarah Rebick
Today is the last day of Sarah Rebick’s official duties as director of Maine Coast Semester, and I hope you ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Empowerment of Education
Chewonki is a place for those who are inspired, motivated, and want to learn. This community cultivates healthy learning processes, ...
The “Loudest” Quiet: Wellbeing at Maine Coast Semester
Taking care of your physical and mental wellbeing at Maine Coast Semester As a competitive club swimmer, I was ...
The Place Where You Learn to Love School
Growing up, I was always someone that adored learning and school. New subjects invigorated me and I was so motivated ...
Unexpectedly Home
Something I heard a lot about Chewonki was the amazing connections you can make here. I didn’t believe the extent ...
Semester 76: First Plunge
Sara: It was 4:00 pm on an ordinary Wednesday, and, as a Semester 76 student, I was on our first ...
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 ...
A New Meaning of Home
I’m in a cabin called Pete Gillies, but we don’t ever call it that. Sometimes it’s Gillies we call it, ...
Knitting, Novels, and a Black Lab – Reflections from Solo
Outdoor Leadership Encampment (OLE) prepares us for the forty-eight hours we spend by ourselves on Chewonki Neck. Awesome instructors like ...
The Songs of Semester 74
Throughout the semester, there’s been a lot of general music-ing going on. As one of MCS 74’s many resident music ...
Tips for Thriving at a Semester School
It feels like yesterday when I was dropped off. I remember applying for Chewonki, thinking to myself the whole time, ...
Mary Had a Little Lamb (and Lucy Too!)
Signs of spring are aplenty here at Chewonki – the flowers have bloomed, snow has melted, and the migratory birds ...
The Technology of Connection
One of the biggest draws of Chewonki is how disconnected students are from technology. We don’t have our phones and ...
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 ...