Chewonki Foundation

Key Facts

• Chewonki Camp for Boys, Chewonki Camp for Girls and Wilderness expeditions for 500 young people each summer, with an emphasis on nature study, camping & woodcraft, and stewardship (since 1915)
• Chewonki Semester School for 11th grade students, with an emphasis on natural science, English, environmental issues & ethics, and community living (since 1988)
• Center for Environmental Education provides residential environmental education programs and wilderness expeditions for 4000 young people annually (since 1970)
• Present outreach programs in natural history and conservation education to 30,000 students in Maine annually
• Design, publish and disseminate curriculum for teachers on broad issues of natural resource management, protection and conservation, and environmental education
• Publish curriculum under the series title, “Pathways to a Sustainable Future.”-copyrighted.

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