Alexis Grillo

Hello and Adieu: New and Departing Chewonki Board Members

Chewonki held its first-ever virtual board meeting on Friday, and we are pleased to announce that Advisor Jeff Desjarlais is stepping into a new role as a Chewonki Trustee, and to welcome Andrea Kassar as our newest Advisor. At the same time, we want to offer our warmest thanks to Julius Alexander, Scott Beebe, Alyssa …

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Distinctive “Apple Moss” Spotted on West Shore of Chewonki Neck

Natural History Faculty, Eric McIntyre, made a surprising observation last week while walking on Chewonki Neck: a colony of moss featuring slim, protruding orange stalks topped with tiny, lime-like globes. “I’ve only knowingly come across this moss one time before, but it jumped out again last week on a rambling run through the forest and along …

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Faculty Featured in Maine’s Bicentennial Curriculum Initiative

We are proud to announce that a lesson plan created by our visual arts specialist, Coreysha Stone, has been included in Maine’s Bicentennial Curriculum Initiative. The project, called “Maine’s Beneficial Bugs: Insect Sculpture Upcycle/Recycle S.T.E.A.M. Challenge,” was the first remote art lesson completed by Chewonki fifth and sixth graders at the end of March and …

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What We Eat is Who We Are

“I think Chewonki’s mission is one the whole world ought to share,” says Sam Sifton, Chewonki alumnus and New York Times food editor. Sam has a deep connection to Maine and attended Camp Chewonki in the 1970s and ’80s before beginning his career in journalism. Since moving into his current role as food editor at …

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Chewonki Waypoint Harvests Ice in Historic Reenactment

Chewonki Waypoint eighth graders helped mark, saw and convey huge blocks of ice in a historical reenactment of ice harvesting in South Bristol, Maine. The Thompson Ice House Harvesting Museum gathers a group of hardy volunteers each year to cut and store pond ice using methods and tools from the 1800’s. Once stored, the blocks …

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Boatbuilders Expedition: Not your Average Wilderness Trip

Chewonki’s Boatbuilders Expedition is not your average wilderness trip. While after most trips you take home photographs, grains of sand embedded in your clothing, and stories of places traveled; boatbuilders return  home with 17ft-long wooden sea kayaks that they built with their own hands.  Boatbuilders spend the first two weeks of their program working with …

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