The Chewonki Foundation is dedicated to helping people grow individually and in community with others by providing educational experiences that foster an understanding, appreciation, and stewardship of the natural world and that emphasize the power of focused, collective effort.

Chewonki serves people of all ages throughout the year. The living is simple and our communities are always small. We teach and learn in settings that take advantage of indoor and outdoor classrooms, the woods and water of Maine and beyond, as well as the land and buildings of our 400 acre campus. All of our programs are intensive, challenging, and joyful. They explore the interrelationships that exist between people and their world.

Chewonki participants and leaders work hard in activities that challenge them physically and intellectually and help build self-confidence and a strong sense of community. They are measurably touched by their experience and return home with a greater awareness of the world around them.