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COVID-19 Program Updates

COVID-19 Program Updates

This page provides information on our response to the COVID-19 outbreak, including, the status of our programs, possible closures, travel to and from campus, and our recommendations to best protect you and your family from illness. Please check back often for the latest updates.

The Centers for Disease Control has created this list of frequently asked questions and answers about the new coronavirus.

Please note: our campus in Wiscasset is closed to the public at this time. For more information please contact Greg Shute gshute@chewonki.org or call 207-882-7323. 

Maine Coast Semester

Maine Coast Semester will continue remote learning through the end of the 2020 spring semester.  For more information, please contact admissions@chewonki.org.

Chewonki Elementary and Middle School

Students and teachers begin a full-time schedule of remote place-based learning on March 23rd, which will continue until we are able to resume in-person learning on campus. For more information, please contact: kcassidy@chewonki.org

Camp Chewonki

Camp Chewonki has canceled all in-person summer programming for 2020. Details of this cancelation can be found here.  For more information please contact camp@chewonki.org

Chewonki Waypoint

Waypoint has canceled all in-person programming and events until the second week of June. For more information, please contact waypoint@chewonki.org

Big Eddy Campground and Debsconeag Lake Camps

Big Eddy is open for the season as of June 1st, with the following health and safety conditions. Debsconeag Lake Wilderness Camps will remain closed for the 2020 summer season. 

Outdoor Classroom

Outdoor Classroom has canceled all programming for the spring season. For more information, please contact outdoorclassroom@chewonki.org

Traveling Natural History Programs

Chewonki Traveling Natural History Program has canceled all public appearances between now and the second week of June. Current bookings will be rescheduled. For more information please contact: outreach@chewonki.org.

Health and Safety Updates on Campus

Chewonki’s Leadership/Crisis Response Team have begun meeting daily to monitor and respond to this fluid situation and we are proactively making plans to address different scenarios.

Effective March 11, we have implemented several new health and hygiene policies for our faculty, staff, and students, including:

  • Enhanced cleaning and disinfection procedures
  • Restricted travel for our staff
  • “Social Distancing” guidelines for our staff and participants
  • An updated set of guidelines to support any staff families experiencing illness to stay away from campus and work from home