Month: March 2021

Maeve Tholen - Writing Outside

Chewonki Student Selected for National Writing Award

Wiscasset, Maine. Maeve Tholen, an eighth-grade student attending Chewonki Elementary and Middle School has been selected to receive a Scholastic National Gold Medal for her short story A Painted Seashell. Tholen’s story was chosen from among more than 230,000 entries received by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers as part of the annual Scholastic …

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🎥 Watch “The Route of It,” Featuring Greg Shute

The Route of It: Reflecting on People, Place, Wildlife and Environmental Change in Remote Landscapes Originally Recorded on Thursday, March 25th, 7:00 pm est Watch the Recording Join Greg Shute, Vice President for Lands and Waters, in conversation with Willard Morgan, for a campfire-style chat highlighting Greg’s 37 years leading Chewonki trips. Greg will share …

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Agriculture: A Girl Culture? Studying Female Farmers in Morocco

“When we think about improving food systems, workers often get sidelined,” says Tasnim Elboute. “I want to narrate the lives of those at the center of food production.” In her native Morocco, these are most often the stories of economically precarious women and girls.  An alumna of Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki (semester 48), Elboute …

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