Since 2007, “Doc Fred” Cichocki has been the pied piper of natural history for Camp Chewonki. A dignified cross between the eminent biologist E. O. Wilson and a rakish Shakespearian bard, Cichocki cuts a stately figure with a full white beard and mane of hair. On campus, he’s distinctive in his khaki vest (replete with …
At Camp Chewonki, there is a pocket of time between the end of Session I and the start of Session II that belongs exclusively to seven-week campers. It’s one of the long haulers’ perks, sort of like unlocking a special bonus round of summer. During the intersession last week, Heron campers (ages 11 and 12) …
The fourth estate is alive and well at Camp Chewonki thanks to an abundance of talented young journalists eager to keep this community well informed and entertained. The Session I Chewonki Chronicle is 22 pages of photos and stories, including snapshots of all activities: archery, art, boating, Challenge Course, farm, field sports, nature, Outdoor Living …
“I don’t know if you are a fly fisherman,” says Bob Hamer, Maine Guide, photographer, fly fisherman, and part of the team who takes wounded veterans fly fishing in Maine every summer as part of Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, “but fly fishing isn’t really about fishing. It’s about the moment. It’s almost meditation. Each …
We’re lucky to have an unsung army of helpers that keep Chewonki running through the busy summer season: the mighty FSS (Facilities Support Staff). You might have spied them busy at their labors, laundry, cleaning, dish duty, painting, and supporting the year-round facilities team in countless other maintenance tasks. Behind this army is the undisputed …
It’s been a quiet week at Chewonki, one of the few moments in the year when we don’t have any programs on campus, but there’s still pockets of hustle-and-bustle, most notably the farm and food teams who are in a mad dash against time to pick and process a mountain of fresh ripe tomatoes. “Right …
Wiscasset, Maine. Applause and cheers from students, parents, teachers, and Chewonki staff on Thursday marked the unveiling of a new name for the Elementary School at Chewonki, now officially Chewonki Elementary and Middle School. The school began in 2015 as a small venture powered by a big dream, one teacher, one teaching assistant, and nine …
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Seventh-graders from Camden Rockport Middle School in Camden, Maine, were poking around Chewonki recently, notebooks in hand. What was most noticeable about them was how intently they were looking. They quietly scrutinized the farm animals, the November forest, and the shoreline. Camden Rockport Middle School is among the schools with whom Chewonki Outdoor Classroom works, …
Forgive us for playing with Hippocrates’s words, but during these short days in Maine, when sunlit hours are fleeting, art shines far-reaching light on Chewonki Neck. Maine Coast Semester 63’s creative work, from drawings and photographs to ceramics and hand-made brooms, is on exhibit in the Center for Environmental Maine Coast Semester 63. Semester students …
In November, the award-winning author, journalist, and culture critic Colin Woodard joined us at Chewonki to speak to Maine Coast Semester students about Maine history and identity. He’s the perfect person to do it; he dissected Maine in his bestselling book The Lobster Coast: Rebels, Rusticators, and the Struggle for a Forgotten Frontier, exploring his …
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