How Do You Pet a Sheep: Farm Chores at Chewonki
We’re almost two weeks into the semester and I already know one of the things I’ll miss most: early morning ...
We’re almost two weeks into the semester and I already know one of the things I’ll miss most: early morning ...
68 moments I’ll never forget from Semester 68: Arriving on the very first day and meeting all the staff, including ...
When I first came to Chewonki, I immediately knew it was the right place for me. As somebody who loves ...
An integral part of most high schoolers’ experience is prom, and in the coming weeks, most of our sending schools ...
Chewonki is great for many reasons. What other school gives you the opportunity to milk a cow before breakfast, dissect ...
Before my arrival at Chewonki, I had never taken an art class, or even set foot inside of my school’s ...
Chewonki, as an institution, is all about food, and I would say we, as a semester, are all about celebration. ...
Let’s do a little math problem. What do 50-degree days, plus black fly bites, and the incessant need for allergy ...
On the weekend of April 29 through May 1, all Chewonki semester students embarked on a solo adventure in the ...
The entire semester gathered promptly underneath the large eastern white pines at 6:55 am as we do each morning. Annika, ...
On a bright Sunday morning, I was up and at ‘em at 5:45 am for farm chores. I begrudgingly rolled ...
On a Sunday night, I returned from dinner to find a table and chairs atop my bed. This, not being ...
We spent last week getting our Wilderness First Aid certification and camping on the point. This was preparing us for ...
It was a perfect spring day at Chewonki. One of the few sunny spring days that we’ve had so far ...
Last Tuesday, my field lab group and I congregated outside the barn to try on our hip-length wader boots. We ...
While I have not had the pleasure of morning farm chores yet, the farm of Chewonki is one of my ...
Last Saturday was our first Outdoor Leadership activity. Outdoor Leadership is a mandatory activity that happens every Saturday morning and ...
Coming to Chewonki, a lot of things were incredibly new to me. Before my arrival, I’d never lived with anyone ...
On Thursday, my field lab group put on some bog boots, piled into two big Chewonki vans, and headed to ...
Driving up Chewonki Neck Road on a Thursday evening, on the way back from a field lab, I am first ...
Every Saturday, there is an event planned by a volunteer dish crew, and the whole school has to attend. Don’t ...
The wondrous Chewonki Winter Olympics began on a slushy Saturday morning. The night before, we had made flags with our ...
This morning I looked out my window and saw that the snow had melted, a sign of spring even though ...
For weeks, I had heard countless stories about Chewonki’s infamous backcountry trips from alumni, teachers, and outdoor leaders within my ...
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