Meetup at the Common Ground Fair
Join Chewonki alumni, participants, families, staff and faculty for a meetup at the Common Ground Fair in Unity Maine on ...
Now I’m Sure – Maine Coast Semester was the Best Decision
When I applied to Maine Coast Semester in February, I got my application in minutes before the deadline. After clicking ...
Precisely Pemaquid
Maine Coast Semester students visited Pemaquid Point for science field lab earlier this week. They explored Maine’s rocky intertidal zone, ...
What if… it’s Better than I Expected?
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I first stepped foot on Chewonki Neck. For the past three years, ...
Diggin’ My Potato
Semester 63 jumped into their first week at Chewonki with both feet (and hands). Their arrived on campus coincided with ...
Chewonki Announces Campus Expansion
We are excited to announce a significant round of additions and improvements for Chewonki, including new cabins and facilities for ...
Chewonki Announces Incoming and Outgoing Trustees and Advisors
Our 2019 Annual Meeting took place at Chewonki on May 17 and 18, and among the items on the agenda ...
An Actively Passive House
Nearly every day I can hear the sounds of construction if I head towards the farm. Between Pack-Out and Park ...
Out in the Woods by a Crackling Campfire on the Coast
I groaned as alarms blared through the cabin, jolting me from a deep, dreamless sleep. “Is it morning already,” I ...
Merry, Muddy Memories
Last Sunday, the entire semester ran full speed from the dry docks at the waterfront to the mudflats that line ...
Entering the Mega Snow Globe: Snowshoeing Woodcove
Wilderness trips were highly anticipated in semester 62. After filling out a survey to figure out which four-day trip I’d ...
The Bairn of the Barn
Frisking, frolicking, snoozing, testing the limits of their mother’s patience, entertaining us each day as they grow before our eyes–spring ...
Anna Brown: Building Castles, Changing Policies
In Maine Coast Semester 16’s yearbook, from spring 1996, there’s a chart showing each student’s name followed by columns of ...
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Chewonki
When Chewonki became a non-profit in 1962, a charitable purpose became an essential piece of our organizational DNA. Since that ...
230 Pounds of Marshmallows – and Counting
For someone in the Chewonki command center–someone responsible for 30,000 field-based meals each year; 40 sea kayaks; 30 white water ...
Join us for Margaret Ellis Day – May 29
Help us shake out the dust, clean out the cabins, and get ready for another summer of fun at our ...
Chewonki’s Newest Maine Guide
After grueling written and oral examinations proving her knowledge of Maine rules governing fishing, trapping, hunting, watercraft, ATVs, and snowmobiles, ...
Is the Food Good? And other Important Questions about Maine Coast Semester
As I sit here sipping some tea from my “World-Class Dad” mug, I wonder to myself what I was doing ...
Dusk Settles on the First Half of Semester 62
At the beginning of this year, I made a resolution. I would try to see every sunset I could. Luckily ...
Nature Notes
Sitting on a rock, the cold tickles my cheeks and the smell of fresh snow and trees soothes me as ...
Finding Fulfillment in Physical Work
Back at home, our friends are lifting their hands only to swipe a metro card or drive to school. How ...
From Sunrise to Moonrise, a Day in the Life at Maine Coast Semester
This morning, I woke up at 6:30 am with my cabin mates, just in time for Morning Gather. In a ...
Hammocking on Blueberry Hill
One of my favorite moments from the semester so far occurred on a snowy afternoon a few weeks ago, when ...
