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sawhet
Review for Chewonki Foundation Inc, Wiscasset, ME, USA
The Chewonki Foundation is truly a special organization, and one that has greatly impacted me personally and professionally. As a beginning teacher many years ago, I first experienced Chewonki for a week long environmental education teacher workshop. The experienced and passionate instructors from Chewonki instilled in me a deeper appreciation of the natural world, which I transferred repeatedly to my students over the years. The Chewonki mission of sustainability and earth stewardship is more than lip service. Through environmental outreach, bringing students to Chewonki, wilderness experiences for girls and boys, and promotion of environmental education in general, Chewonki is recognized as a leader internationally in the field of earth stewardship. I am a life long teacher of geography, human and physical, and my long standing relationship with Chewonki has enhanced all I do with students.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
the experience of students who study the natural world through Chewonki programs and who later implement the Chewonki mission in their lives and careers.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Try and expand the opportunities so that more students and adults could benefit from the programs Chewonki offers.
What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
the dedication of the leadership in the organization to fulfilling the mission of earth sustainability and community building in all that they do.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
Without exception, highly motivated, intelligent and dedicated to conservation and stewardship of our planet.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
Expand its programming to touch more peoples lives. It could start a k-12 school that would reflect the Chewonki foundation mission of earth stewardship. It would be very powerful.
Ways to make it better...
I could have spent more time working with the Chewonki Foundation.
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
raising the funds necessary to maintain the high quality of offerings.
One thing I'd also say is that...
This organization is like no other in that it truly reflects its mission. My experience with Chewonki when I was in my early twenties and still strong in my late fifties.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
