Walking: Forming Friendships and Connections to the Woods of Chewonki Neck
One foot in front of the other, quietly padding through the forest. The chickadees and cardinals call through the canopy …
Immersive Learning in Nature Continues Under Lockdown
When I heard the news that Maine Coast Semester was going virtual, I was afraid we would lose the experiential …
A Reminder from Allison Pittman: We Are Not Alone
Dear Semester 64, Allison here! Yes, the same Allison who wore shorts and a duck onesie to dinner because she …
Recreating Beloved Chewonki Meals During Quarantine
Of all the wonderful aspects of Chewonki that make it truly special, the delicious home cooked meals are what I …
The View from My Window: From Chewonki Neck to Milton, Massachusetts
Every morning when I wake up, as the sun beams carry the 47 degree breeze through my cracked window, the …
5 Principles of Place-Based Learning You Can Use With Your Child
On the first day of COVID-19-induced home-schooling, one Chewonki alumni family with three children under 10 asked me by telephone, …
The Beauty of Farm Chores
When I arrived at Maine Coast Semester, I was so excited to work on the farm. I finally got to …
Empty Hand, Empty Brush
Chewonki Welcomes Guest Artist Kichung Lee Lizee for an Exploration of Eastern Calligraphy Last Friday we were fortunate to welcome …
Chewonki Debuts Rooarring New Exhibit in NYC
This past weekend, thousands of visitors at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City had the chance …
Enjoying the Great Outdoors (Even When it’s Cold!)
Here at Chewonki, we like to say that there is no such thing as “too cold,” just insufficient outerwear. Needless …
Wilderness Trips: Skiing Far and Growing Close
We clicked into our skis with huge packs on our backs. Our sleds were filled with massive barrels of food …
Sisterhood of the Traveling Cabin
Not sleeping in Orchard Cabin made me nervous. Instead, because of a broken ankle, I would be temporarily staying in …
Fantastic Teachers and a Fresh Take on Science
I’ve never been much of an academic, never one for math or science. The highlight of my report card was …
Semester 64: Embarking on a New Beginning
Adapting to a new place can be uncomfortable, and that’s precisely the beauty of it. At my home in Austin, …
Chewonki Waypoint Harvests Ice in Historic Reenactment
Chewonki Waypoint eighth graders helped mark, saw and convey huge blocks of ice in a historical reenactment of ice harvesting …
Boatbuilders Expedition: Not your Average Wilderness Trip
Chewonki’s Boatbuilders Expedition is not your average wilderness trip. While after most trips you take home photographs, grains of sand …
Changing with the Seasons
August 28, 2019 – Day 1 I live in South Hall. The words sound weird on my tongue, foreign and …
A New Scholarship for Maine’s Future Environmental Leaders
To acknowledge the importance of Maine students and their impact towards leading Maine’s environmental future, we recently launched a new …
Welcome Semester 64!
Blue sky, eager faculty, and fresh snow greeted arriving students on Wednesday, January 22, the first day of Maine Coast …
You’ve Got a Friend in ME – Introducing Our New Alumni & Friends Program
I’m excited to announce the launch of Chewonki’s new Alumni & Friends Program. This program will invigorate and centralize Chewonki’s …
The Moments in Between
“No matter how you get there, or where you end up, human beings have this miraculous gift to make that …
We’re Counting Sheep!
It was a perfect day to stroll over to the farm and see what Megan Phillips and Lisa Beneman are …
The Art and Science of the Field Journal
You can hold your phone in front of a fern and get an immediate plant i.d. Take your device into …
Cetacean Curves
Maine Coast Semester math teachers Katie Curtis and Liz Burroughs had their precalculus students doing something fishy last week: calculating …
