

Camp Chewonki February Newsletter
Dear Chewonki Families,
As I write this letter, Chewonki Neck is buried under over a foot of snow! We got lucky with a lot of snow and a sunny day for the Polar Bear Party. We were thrilled to……..
Dear Chewonki Families,
As I write this letter, Chewonki Neck is buried under over a foot of snow! We got lucky with a lot of snow and a sunny day for the Polar Bear Party. We were thrilled to……..
Dear Chewonki Families,
Happy New Year! We hope this newsletter comes to you after a happy and healthy holiday season.
The start of a new year is……..
Dear Chewonki Families,
Winter is officially here in Maine and the holiday season is upon us! We love this time of year- time with family and friends, getting cozy inside or bundling up for trudging through the snow.
We’re very excited……..
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Dear Chewonki Families,
The leaves have fallen and the mornings are crisp here on Chewonki Neck. Outdoor Classroom has wrapped up for the semester and many of your beloved trip leaders and overnight camp staff who stayed around for the fall are heading on to their winter adventures.
We’re excited to announce that……..
Hello Camp Chewonki Community,
We hope everyone’s school year is off to a great start! It’s hard to believe that it’s been over a month since the Second Session campers left Chewonki Neck. The trees are already starting to turn here and the Neck is filled with students from the Elementary Middle School, Maine Coast Semester, and Outdoor Classroom.
The year round camp team is
Hello Camp Families, This is the final reminder to get your Summer 2023 applications submitted ahead of the crowd. On Friday, September 16 we will begin accepting applications from new campers and siblings. I hope to hear from you soon. Leslie Associate Director of Admissions
Dear Chewonki Families,
We hope the start of the school year is going smoothly! In just a few weeks Chewonki Neck
Hello Camp Chewonki Families! With the start of First Session just around the corner, the Camp Chewonki team is hard at work making sure everything….
We’re excited to introduce you to Campanion , the new mobile app we’re using to share your child’s camp experience at Camp Chewonki with you this summer. With a personalized stream of content featuring photography, updates from camp, and more, our hope is that Campanion makes you feel closer to your camper’s experience than ever before. To get started, follow these three simple steps: Download the Campanion app on your smartphone Login to the app using your Campminder Account login and password Upload a reference photo of your child Please note – the automatic face-finding feature only works for photos added after you have added a reference photo of your
Hello Camp Chewonki Families! We are thrilled to introduce you to the Summer 2022 Camp Leadership Team! Some of these folks will be
Hello from Midcoast Maine where warmer days are getting more frequent and thoughts of adventures in nature are getting us excited to share our passion for nature.
Hello from Midcoast Maine where warmer days are getting more frequent and thoughts of adventures in nature are getting us excited to share our passion for nature.
Greetings from Midcoast Maine where spring is making a comeback. We have been busy preparing to
Here at Chewonki we just finished our last bag of watermelon radishes which were harvested last fall. They kept beautifully in our root cellar. What a joy to
Hello Camp Chewonki Families, I’m Katie Goodman, the new Camp Director for Camp Chewonki! I am thrilled to be joining the Camp Chewonki Community. In this new role, I’ll be overseeing the residential programs for all campers, ages 8-15. I grew up going to sleepaway camp in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and since my first summer as a nine-year-old, I have loved every aspect of camp. I was signed up to be a one-session camper, and the very first thing I said to my parents when they came to pick me up was, “Can I stay?” I vividly
A Day in the Life of a… Trip Leader All camp staff go through training together; you’ll learn how to work with kids, explore the Neck, and meet lots of new people. Camper arrival day comes quickly, but music is playing and the energy is high. Camp being divided into two, three week long sessions could mean that you’ll be doing different things each session. Oftentimes that means you’ll be leading one three week long leadership expedition as well as a session leading various cabin trips for our younger campers. Regardless of whether a trip is three weeks or two
A Day in the Life of a… Coordinator All camp staff go through training together; you’ll learn how to work with kids, get trained on your activity, explore the Neck, and meet lots of new people. Camper arrival day comes quickly, but music is playing and the energy is high. The Camp schedule has 3 different days; Chewonki Days, Excursion days, and Activity Days. You’ll have Activity days first. As a Coordinator, you may start your day during Pre-breakfast doing the Polar Bear, a birdwalk, or Farm chores. At 7am, you ring the bell to wake up camp! Breakfast is