Goals for Participants – Summer
Chewonki inspires transformative growth, teaches appreciation and stewardship of the natural world, and challenges people to build thriving, sustainable communities throughout their lives.
Joyful Service:
- Campers will contribute to the community through daily acts of service, and
- Campers will serve their community with a celebratory and joyful spirit.
Intellectual Engagement:
- Campers will take ownership for their learning,
- Campers will approach challenging problems with curiosity, critical thinking, creativity, and
- Campers will be able to integrate their learning into a cohesive whole;
Community Involvement:
- Campers will live a life of integrity and intention,
- Campers will take initiative to improve their communities through individual and collective action, and
- Campers will understand that we live in an interconnected world with limited resources;
Self-Expression:
- Forming intelligent thoughts and insightful questions in verbal and/or written form, and
- Mindfully listening to the thoughts of others;
Sense of Place:
- Striving for a deeper understanding of the natural world and their place in it through focused observation of details, patterns, and connections;
Sense of Self:
- Possessing a heightened understanding and acceptance of their individual talents, and limits, and
- Transformative growth;
Skill Development:
- Developing skills for living in the outdoors, and
- Skills in communicating and living closely with others
