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The Chewonki@Home page offers nature-based lesson plans, projects, videos, and activities for remote learning.

Chewonki’s Center for Environmental Education delivers immersive, hands-on programs for all ages and budgets.

Chewonki produces a lactic cheese using lactic acid for coagulation instead of rennet.

Chewonki’s kitchen provides pre-consumer food waste to farm animals and program birds during summer.

Chewonki’s kitchen staff hosted community members as guest chefs to design and prepare meals.

Chewonki collaborated with *Maine Cabin Masters* to film a segment about restoring a cabin on its property.

Chewonki educators showcased an exhibit on black, brown, and polar bears at the American Museum of Natural History.

Chewonki’s Elementary School expanded enrollment in 2019–2020 to include first and second graders.

Chewonki hosted a virtual job fair for summer hiring in 2021.

Chewonki offers financial aid to support diverse student enrollment, calculating grants based on income, assets, and additional expenses.

Chewonki provides hour-long natural history presentations at their campus or at off-site venues, with pricing based on group size.

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Chewonki is a nonprofit environmental education organization in Wiscasset, Maine, offering programs like natural history presentations and outdoor experiences.

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Chewonki serves diverse participants, including campers from over 15 nations and students from varied backgrounds.

Chewonki commits to diversity, equity, and inclusion through social and environmental justice initiatives.

Chewonki’s Elementary and Middle School permanently closed in June 2023; records are available through the Registrar’s Office.

Kerianne Gwinnell Director of the Center for Environmental Education Kerianne holds a B.S. in Marine Biology from the University of Rhode Island. She worked as an educator, counselor, and eventually Director at a Clemson University marine science camp. Kerianne has developed and implemented camp programming in Massachusetts and later in Maine as a marine science […]

Chewonki’s trustees approved a policy on accepting funds to support its mission of environmental education and sustainability.