“When you’re on the river, problems go away,” says Tom Shwartz, a former Chewonki camper, tripper, and leader. Shwartz was introduced to whitewater kayaking during our Umbagog leadership expedition in 2011. Since then, he’s pursued his passion for rapids all over the Americas, including Oregon, Idaho, and Patagonia, Chile. “The river is always home,” Shwartz
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Ingredients 1 ¼ cups butter, softened 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 ¾ cups chocolate chips Directions Cream butter and sugars. Thoroughly mix in eggs and vanilla extract. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Scoop onto
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Vladimir Abrosimov, a dedicated teacher who spent more than two decades building friendship between the United States and Russia in partnership with Chewonki, passed away on November 8th, 2020, at the age of 71. Abrosimov organized summer trips to Chewonki for more than eighty Russian children between 1990 and 2005 through the Komi Peace Fund.
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Wiscasset, Maine. Maeve Tholen and Ella Seymour, two eighth-grade students attending Chewonki Elementary and Middle School have been selected to receive honors from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, one of the nation’s most prestigious and long-running art and writing contests. Seymour, a resident of Dresden, received an Honorable Mention at the regional level for
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“There need to be more scientists working on policy,” says Lauren Linsmayer. “We are analytical thinkers who do things in methodical ways.” Linsmayer is an alumna of Maine Coast Semester 35 and a staff member to the United States House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. Her Ph.D. research on coral metabolism recently appeared in Scientific
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Join Megan Phillips and members of Chewonki’s farm crew to learn about how the farm has both evolved and remained true to our roots over the past five years. We will share how farm production has ramped up to meet increased on-campus educational programming and, in the midst of the COVID pandemic, pivoted towards food
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In a normal year, we would have celebrated the end of the winter term for Chewonki Elementary and Middle School with a showcase and family event on campus filled with student academic projects, artwork, music, community, and good cheer. With Covid-19 restrictions in place this year, we were unable to hold this treasured event this
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Ingredients 2 cups brown sugar 1 cup vegan margarine (or butter) ½ cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ¾ cup brown rice syrup (or honey) 2 cups gluten-free baking mix (or all-purpose flour) 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons cinnamon 2½ cups rice crispies 1 cup sunflower seeds 1 cup pumpkin seeds 1 cup
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The Chewonki Traveling Natural History Program isn’t exactly jet-setting around Maine this year. But, even though our small fleet of vehicles has hardly left the Neck, our wildlife educators have continued to delight kids and families with the help of an unlikely partnership – the Maine National Guard Child and Youth Services (CYS).
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