We’re seeking a new home for a working pair of draft horses – please share if you know an interested farmer. Ike and Ginger will be an amazing team for someone with some teamster experience and plenty of meaningful work to do with them. Ike and Ginger arrived at Chewonki at the end of March …
(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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
President’s Notes I often travel around the country for Chewonki, meeting parents and visiting our school partners, and sometimes I am surprised that people ask, “Nancy, I don’t really understand. Why do children need nature-based education?” This is my response: Turn on the news, pick up a newspaper or magazine, read a blog, or watch …
Dear Chewonki Community, I am pleased to announce that Sarah Rebick has been unanimously chosen by our search committee and has accepted the position of Director of Maine Coast Semester. A graduate of Maine Coast Semester (MCS 8), Sarah returned to Chewonki as a member of the faculty in 2018 and has been a strong …
Welcome to our next Director of Maine Coast Semester, Sarah Rebick! Read More »
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