2020 - Page 4 of 15

From Residential to Remote – A Story of Academic Adaptation

Foundation, Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki / By Alexis Grillo

The abrupt, nationwide shift to remote learning this spring was more than unexpected, it was stunning. But perhaps we shouldn’t be shocked by what came next: Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki, a program designed around experiential, place-based pedagogy and deeply connected to the physical location of Chewonki Neck, successfully adapted to a remote academic environment. …

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Viral Volunteerism – Young Alumnus Responds to Pandemic

Alumni & Friends, Foundation, Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki / By Alexis Grillo

High schoolers who attend Maine Coast Semester are adventurous, hard-working, and community-oriented, and we are often inspired by their work beyond Chewonki. When the Covid-19 pandemic interrupted the last few months of his senior year, Callum Becvarik, (an alumnus of Maine Coast Semester 61 and Camp Chewonki) put these traits to work in service of …

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Remembering Margaret Ellis’ Legacy of Health and Safety

Alumni & Friends, Foundation / By Alexis Grillo

As Chewonki, like the rest of the globe, becomes immersed in critical questions of health, safety, and overall wellness, it is helpful to remember that we had an early guiding star in this work. When Tim Ellis became the first director of the newly formed nonprofit Chewonki Foundation in 1966, his wife Margaret (1939 – …

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Nature Nights: Virgo in the Southern Sky

@home / By Cullen McGough

Nature Art: Craft a Bat!

Foundation / By Cullen McGough

Nature Art Live: Great Horned Owl

@home / By Cullen McGough

Insect Lifecycles with Six Legged Guests

@home / By Cullen McGough

Nature Journals

@home / By Cullen McGough

An Anti-Racism Message to the Chewonki Community

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Foundation, President's Office / By Willard Morgan

The death of George Floyd under the knee of a white police officer, recorded for nearly nine horrifying minutes, opened a floodgate of pain for so many over the past week. The outrage grows inside each of us as this sickening event builds on so many others to further expose racism in our society and …

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Shed Over Heals for our New Packout Buildings!

Foundation / By Alexis Grillo

Even in a pandemic, silver linings are everywhere! Like many organizations, we’ve found ourselves with a little extra time to complete much-needed campus projects, including the addition of two new storage sheds to Packout. Although this improvement might seem modest, the addition of these buildings is an enormous improvement to the flow and function of …

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Year: 2020