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Celebrating 50 Years of Chewonki Outdoor Classroom

Alumni & Friends, Chewonki Outdoor Classroom, Foundation / By Alexis Grillo

Today, we’re marking a significant occasion: Outdoor Classroom’s 50th year. This special anniversary is more than a milestone in time; it’s a testament to Outdoor Classroom’s enduring relevance, effectiveness, and transformative impact. As we reflect on five decades of teaching, it’s evident that Outdoor Classroom’s mission to foster a deep connection with nature and peers, build essential outdoor living skills, and instill a sense of stewardship for the natural world is as vital today as it was fifty years ago.

The Chewonki Lambcam is back!

Foundation / By Cullen McGough

5 Things I will never forget about Chewonki

Leave a Comment / Semester 72 / By Cullen McGough

Polar Plunges – My alarm goes off and I realize it’s 6:45 AM, a bright and early start to my Saturday. I get out of bed, put on my best pair of shorts, grab a towel, and run to get my water shoes. I get ready to go and wait outside of the Allen Center …

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Wood Cove

Leave a Comment / Semester 72 / By Sidney Heiges,

The residents of the van squished behind a row of skis, sleds, poles, and bags, ready to take on the day… after a nap. The three hour van ride was enough time for the future Wood Cove residents to catch up on a bit of sleep lost to packing the van. Most of the ride …

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Total Eclipse of the Sun

Leave a Comment / Semester 72 / By Michael Darville

It was electric. The most exhilarating atmosphere. It felt as if the world itself stopped in anticipation of this unearthly event. The total solar eclipse. Everyone calls it a “once in a lifetime event”, now it’s my second, and I’m not even 17. What to do with this new found flex I don’t know, but …

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Welcome to our New Board Chair, André Heard

Alumni & Friends, Board and Trustees, Foundation, People News, President's Office / By Cullen McGough

Above: Back row: Marion Howard, Scott Beebe, Charkie Quarkoo, Alison Carnduff, Liz Mygatt, Karen Scheu. Front row: Kevin Conners, Dan Townley, Roseanne Saalfield, Laura Warren, Kyo Bannai, André Heard, Jeff Desjarlais, Jeff Eberle Dear Chewonki community, I’m very pleased to announce new appointments to our board of trustees, and share my immense gratitude to several …

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Follow the “Golden Brick” Road

Alumni & Friends, Foundation / By Alexis Grillo

Have you been searching for this recipe?

A Human, Woodchuck, and Red-Tail Hawk Walk into a Library…

Foundation, Traveling Natural History Programs / By Alexis Grillo

It’s not a joke, it’s our three new Traveling Natural History Program teammates-Kerianne Gwinnell, Tippy the woodchuck, and Sylvie the red-tailed hawk!

Of All The Gall

Noticing Nature / By Doc Fred Cichocki

Noticing Nature with Doc Fred, April 2024 “Doc Fred, Doc Fred! We found this green ‘ball-thing’ over at Outdoor Living Skills. What is it?” I smiled to myself at the exuberance of my young naturalists and suggested that rather than telling them what it is, how about making it today’s Natural History Mystery, which they …

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Chewonki Foundation Names Nancy Kennedy as New President

Foundation, President's Office, Staff News / By Cullen McGough

(Featured above: Trustee and President Search Committee Co-Chair, Marion Howard, President Nancy Kennedy, Board Chair André Heard) We are excited to announce Nancy Kennedy has accepted the role as Chewonki’s newest President! At our most recent all-staff day on Tuesday, May 28, Chewonki Board Chair André Heard and President Search Committee Co-Chair Marion Howard delivered …

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