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Boys Camp Ospreys

Flying Higher with Ospreys

Children age 14 may attend Camp Chewonki as an Osprey for a Full Session. This 3-week experience provides campers with an opportunity to learn and grow as part of a cabin group of eight campers and two cabin leaders. Campers spend time in camp developing skills and having fun in daily activities, participating in camp life and traditions, and building towards embarking on an exciting and challenging remote trip in the beautiful woods and waters of Maine. While new campers join us in every age group, we have designed our overnight camp progression to increase in rigor with each successive summer to develop caring and confident leaders who are prepared with the skills to successfully graduate into our Leadership Expedition program.

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Boys Camp Ospreys

Ages: 14
Program Type: Overnight Camp
Grades: 8-9
Length: 3 Weeks
Tuition: $7,200

Dates:

Session 1: June 25 – July 17
Session 2: July 21 – August 12
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Camp Chewonki At-a-Glance

  • A residential camp program with multi-day off-site expeditions
  • Multi-week trips & expeditions available for all ages, genders, and skill levels
  • Our Wiscasset campus: 400-acre saltwater peninsula on the coast of Maine
  • Our northern sites: campgrounds on lakes and whitewater rivers embedded in pristine conservation land
  • Multiple private islands off the coast of Maine and a network of exclusive north woods campsites
  • A working farm where campers can help grow our food and help care for animals
  • An 18-element challenge course – with low & high ropes
  • Expert instruction in canoeing, whitewater & sea kayaking, backpacking, camp craft, wildlife & ecology
  • Wildlife Center
    A wildlife center with live birds, mammals, insects, reptiles and more!

Spreading their Wings

14-year old campers have the option to spend more time in the overnight camp or make the transition to our Leadership Expeditions. For those who opt for the residential experience, they are focused on a specific activity area and are developing advanced trip skills on a 12-day remote trip. Ospreys take part in our special canoe trip to the legendary Allagash River. While in camp, Ospreys are committed to leading by example, helping to organize special events, or taking on additional community responsibilities like reading a bedtime story to one of the younger cabins.

A Day in the Life

Osprey Cabin Trips

Please note: The specific trip itinerary for each cabin will vary based on weather conditions, river water levels, site availability, and the overall skill level and age range of the group. Here are some example cabin trip adventures: 

Ospreys on the Allagash

Paddle North on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway

This classic trip takes us through some of the most spectacular wild and scenic lands in Maine. Ospreys will experience a true leadership expedition as they take on more day-to-day responsibilities, learn about decision-making in a trip setting and navigation. Traveling on historic native canoe routes, participants experience the landscapes that make the North Woods famous.

River, Lake and a Splash of Whitewater

The Allagash offers a variety of paddling and you travel downriver. Start by honing your paddling skills on lakes as you prepare for Chase Rapids, a class II rapid just below Churchill Dam. From that point, the river widens and narrows as you paddle a mix of moving water and lakes. All of this packed into the 92-mile-long Allagash Wilderness Waterway.

Everyone is Welcome!

From the first moment you arrive at Camp Chewonki this summer, we want you to know you are a welcome member of the community! Your cabin leaders and cabin mates will greet you at the cabin and help you get settled in. In the opening days of camp, we establish community norms & expectations through collaborative work on the challenge course and through the creation of a cabin agreement. The goal: determine who we are as a group and how we want to be as members of the group.

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Meet the Director

Katie Goodman

Director of Camp Chewonki
kgoodman@chewonki.org
(207) 656-1164
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...he had such a great time there and he's definitely going back for more years to come. There is a well-designed balance between fun, knowledge, experience and collaboration. Truly awesome!
Myra Yu
Myra YuShanghai, China
"...the farm, the fresh milk, the incredible sea kayaking trip, and the fact Chewonki makes its own bread! He also bought my mother a centennial hat and said how lucky he is to be able to go to Chewonki when he presented it to her."
Marta Miskolczy
Marta MiskolczySteamboat Springs, CO
"Thank you so much for the AMAZING experience you provided to Augusto. He is so happy to have been part of this journey!"
Beatriz Prulhiere
Beatriz PrulhiereNew York, New York
"Chewonki has become so integral to his development and providing an environment and structure that has made him the much more self-confident young man that he is today. "
Gretchen Reasoner
Gretchen ReasonerSandy Hook, CT
"This year, he was 100% thrilled to be at camp. He asked us to sign him up immediately for next year!"
Kathleen Hackett
Kathleen HackettBrooklyn, NY
"What an extraordinary opportunity for our son. I’ve rated everything ‘excellent’ in spite of not having direct knowledge because he just came back having had such an incredible overall experience that I figure the food, safety, people, location, facilities etc were all part of that!"
Genevieve Wachtell
Genevieve WachtellBrooklyn, NY
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Deposit Information:

A fully completed registration form, director approval, and a deposit is required to hold a program space. Deposits are non-refundable.

  • $950 per child – Full Session and Leadership Expeditions 
  • $600 per child – Puffin Program 
  • $100 per child for families applying for financial aid 

Health & Vaccination Requirements:

We follow best practices as recommended by the American Camping Association, the Maine Center for Disease Control, and the Maine Department of Education. You can find a full list of required vaccinations here.

Essential Eligibility Information

Providing safe, equitable, and inclusive education programs is our purpose and mission. While we do not specialize in programming for people with disabilities, we welcome a diverse community of participants and we will seek safe, reasonable accommodations whenever possible.

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