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Lambs

The Chewonki Lambcam is back!

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Welcome to our next Director of Maine Coast Semester, Sarah Rebick!

Dear Chewonki Community, I am pleased to announce that Sarah Rebick has been unanimously chosen by our search committee and …

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A Walk in the Woods

Since being at Chewonki, one of my favorite things to do is go on walks with my friends or by …

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Birding Field Lab

Every week, as part of our science class, we spend an afternoon doing a field lab. We pile into the …

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Connected by Creativity

‘Twas the night before classes started and stress was high. Semester 72 had been at Chewonki for three days and …

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Game Night

The days at Chewonki are long and packed with activities. Most nights my cabin and I go straight to sleep …

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The Game With No Name

The game, with no name. The members of Gordy cabin semester 72 play a silent game, a game of no …

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110%

I don’t want to brag, but I’m still alive.  Meeting new people always seems difficult and staying with old friends …

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Live From Chewonki, It’s Saturday Night!!!

At Chewonki, it is a tradition for each dish crew to plan a Saturday night activity! My crew was second, and we were nervous to follow a very successful evening of cabin-mate trivia. Our first lunch meeting was not the most inspired; we threw out a lot of halfhearted suggestions.

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The Search for a Director is On!

The Search is On!

We are excited to announce the start of our search for the next director of Maine Coast Semester! We are …

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Meet Ike and Ginger

Meet Ike and Ginger, the two newest members of our farm team!

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Lambs

The Amazing Lambcam!

It’s back! The Amazing Lambcam is standing by to capture the birth of our spring lambs.

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A Picture of Health

When COVID-19 descended on Maine last spring, Chewonki, like all educational institutions, came to a near standstill. Maine Coast Semester …

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Welcome Semester 66!

It was a great pleasure to welcome the new students of Semester 66 to campus this past Sunday. Hailing from …

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Students sit on rocks overlooking Popham Beach

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 your application at any time, but all materials must be submitted no later than midnight on February 15, 2021.

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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 …

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Chewonki welcome sign.

Chewonki Schools Phased Reopening Plan

To the Chewonki community, I write today to share information about our return to in-person learning in September 2020. This …

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#bipocatchewonki

We are grateful for the courage and clarity of thought expressed by many individuals who have recently chosen to share …

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An Anti-Racism Message to the Chewonki Community

The death of George Floyd under the knee of a white police officer, recorded for nearly nine horrifying minutes, opened …

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Our 2019 Annual Report

“Next normal” is a phrase I am seeing, and now beginning to use, to describe how we’re redefining our everyday …

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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, …

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Empty Hand, Empty Brush

Chewonki Welcomes Guest Artist Kichung Lee Lizee for an Exploration of Eastern Calligraphy Last Friday we were fortunate to welcome …

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We’re Counting Sheep!

It was a perfect day to stroll over to the farm and see what Megan Phillips and Lisa Beneman are …

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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 …

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