Foundation
Never Enough
A back in 2021, Chewonki received a visit from Washington Post author Jennifer Wallace who was traveling through Maine to pick up one of her
October 17, 2025
Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki
Screens Off, Hands On: How Science Field Labs Reboot A Love of Learning
Cullen: I’m talking today with Robbin Dilley, our Natural History and Ecology Teacher at Maine Coast Semester. Robbin, can we start out with a 30-second
May 13, 2025
Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki
Inside the Teaching Fellow Experience at Maine Coast Semester
(Left to right: Johnny Vallo, Isabelle Steward, Brooke Heston, Anna Solomon) This week we caught up with four members of Maine Coast Semester faculty embarked
December 18, 2024
Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki
Welcome to our next Director of Maine Coast Semester, Sarah Rebick!
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
March 7, 2024
Camp Chewonki
Outdoor Program Dir. Jen Adams Supplies the Trail Magic
Resupplying our backcountry expeditions is most definitely my favorite summer work task. The process begins when I open the door to Packout, our on-campus trip coordination hub, and I’m hit by the smells of garlic powder, cheddar cheese, plastic bags, white gas, and humans working in the hot sun. Adventure is afoot, and excitement bubbles.
December 27, 2022
Staff News
Head of Semester School Lise Goddard on Educating Teens
“Every semester writes its own story.” This is not just a declarative statement, but a piece of oral history and wisdom, something passed on to me when my sons joined Maine Coast Semester 64. A compelling invitation. A unique narrative, an original outcome, a story line that could only be written by these young authors. So much opportunity, space, and agency to shape and weave a narrative.
December 26, 2022
Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki
Glass Animals
*By Megan McOsker, Semester Science Teacher* When Teal and I dipped a plankton net into Montsweag Brook this November, we weren’t sure what we would find. Teal had chosen to study plankton for their final project in our Natural History and Ecology class but had never done a plankton tow before and I had never sampled the waters off Chewonki Neck in the late autumn.
December 14, 2022
Staff News
For Her Love of Lemurs
Traveling back and forth to a remote research outpost on another continent, climbing tall trees to send texts and emails, recording and observing countless hours of behavioral data, and collecting hundreds of poop samples for genetic analysis – these are just a few of the ways Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki science faculty, Chloe Chen-Kraus, has pursued her love of lemurs.
October 25, 2022
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Majora Inspiration
Last week we were thrilled to host acclaimed Social-Entrepreneur, Peabody Award-winning broadcaster, and MacArthur Genius, Majora Carter, as part of our Friday Night Speaker Series.
October 5, 2022
Foundation
What We Did On Our Summer Vacation
Faculty are back! Chewonki summers are our busiest season; our staff nearly doubles, and we host hundreds of kids and teens for camp and expeditions. But, summer vibes are just the opposite for much of our faculty, who have three months off to refresh, recharge, and adventure. So we caught up with a few in between move-ins and orientation meetings to ask them how they spent their precious summer months:
September 2, 2022
