In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, the 45 members of semester 61 embarked in six vans loaded with backpacks, canoes and kayaks. Their destination? The wilderness, of course! Every semester spends five days in the wild places of Maine, areas that have been largely untouched by human development. Coordinated by Johnson Whippie, Chewonki’s Outdoor…
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Registration Open for Camp Chewonki
Registration is now open for Summer ’19! For the next two weeks we’re offering our annual “early-bird” special: Register for any Camp Chewonki program before October 1st and receive a $300 discount! This special offer is open to all families, new and returning. Not sure which camp or wilderness trip program is the best fit…
Dick Tierney’s Annual Migration
On Tuesday, Richard “Dick” Tierney, a Providence Country Day School history and math teacher, arrived at Chewonki with a gang of his middle school students for four days and three nights in the Outdoor Classroom. The remarkable thing to note: this veteran of teaching has brought his students back to Chewonki every fall for 28…
Photos: Maine Coast Semester Celebrates 30 Years of Place-based Learning
Maine Coast Semester celebrated 60 memorable semesters of placed-based learning and friendship in August with a weekend full of faculty-led workshops, swimming and canoeing, farm chores, excellent meals, and LOTS of lively conversation and laughter. A rollicking 171 people, including alumni from 31 different semesters and former faculty going back to the semester’s start in 1988,…
A Harrowing Update from the East Side Pasture Project
With the dog days of summer behind us, it’s time to check in on our east-side pasture restoration project! At our last check, the restored pasture area was in the middle of a dramatic subsoiling process. Since then, the pasture has been seeded with a cover crop of jerry oats, and is now greening up nicely. …
Elementary School at Chewonki Welcomes New Teachers
The Elementary School at Chewonki excited to start the new school year with a wonderful team of teachers. Welcome back to our new and returning faculty: Kat Cassidy, Head of Elementary School for Teaching, Learning, and Community; Grades 4/5/6 Teacher Kat holds a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from Antioch University New England and is a…
Maine Coast Semester Welcomes New Faculty to Campus
For the past two weeks new and returning Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki faculty have been a-buzz about campus, planning and prepping for the start of the new school year and the arrival of Semester 61. We are delighted to welcome these new additions to our faculty: Katherine Curtis, Math Teacher Katie holds a BA…
Simply the Best
On Monday we said goodbye to another amazing summer at Camp Chewonki! This year, we welcomed more than 425 campers to join us in a variety of programs, including Boys Camp, Girls Camp and dozens of different wilderness trips. Throughout the summer counselors, staff, and campers photographed some amazing moments that we’d like to share. Here it…
Arfie Myer Strikes a Chord
Arfie Myer (Boys Camp ’75, Staff ’84, and now a parent in 2018!) stopped into visit us yesterday and shared a new song he composed. The lyrics are taken from an ancient Sanskrit poem that was recited at every Sunday service while Arfie was a camper. We hope you like it as much as we…
What About Bob?
There’s a new horse in town. Our chestnut mare, Sal, now shares Salt Marsh Farm with Bob, a Suffolk Punch draft horse who arrived from Vermont on August 7. Bob is getting to know our farmers, too, and will assume much of the work that Sal has handled for the past 17 years while she…
