Cobscook Institute creates responsive educational opportunities that strengthen personal, community, and global well-being.

 
 

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Explore Cobscook Days

Thursdays, April 4th or May 2nd

STEP-UP DAY! We invite Rising 9th - 12th Graders to experience what a day at Cobscook Experiential Programs is all about. If you're interested in hands on learning, lots of field trips, college credits and a low student to teacher ratio in a public high school, Cobscook might just be for you! 

Downeast Spring Birding Festival

Memorial Day Weekend

Iota Writing Conference & Retreat

October 20th - 27th

Youth Summer Camps

Week Long Camps All Summer

 

Community Classes and Events

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View fullsize A few more scenes from our 2024 Washington DC Expedition. Our students camp each year at Greenbelt National Park, a perfect place to stay while exploring DC. #greenbeltnationalpark #collegeparkmd
View fullsize For the second year in a row, Cobscook teacher Damon Weston has organized an urban navigation scavenger hunt for our students as part of outdoor skills class. It's a super fun way to learn to read maps, navigate a city, and see some cool sights!
View fullsize There's still a few open slots Memorial Day Weekend for the 21st Annual Spring Birding Festival! Join our partner organizations and friends in this 4 days celebration: @cobscookshores @downeastcoastalconservancy @downeastlakeslandtrust @maineaudu
View fullsize Sunday in DC: Our high school crew enjoyed the morning at Eastern Market near Capitol Hill. Then they split up. Part of the group went to a Baltimore Orioles game, while the other part visited an immersive digital art space and wrapped the day with a
View fullsize What a beautiful day for school on the road for Cobscook high schoolers. We did so much we'll need to do two posts. First thing this morning we visited Planet Word, a museum dedicated to language and words. This interactive museum was entirely capti
View fullsize More from our high school students from DC: Yesterday they visited the USDA National Agriculture Library-an incredible archive of agricultural information - and the Mexican Cultural Institute to learn more about the incredible murals and other art th
View fullsize Spring 2024 Currents just went to print. We thought we'd give you a sneak peek of a few of the covers we didn't get to choose... Stay tuned in your mailbox for a sweet community pic or stop by campus to pick-up your own copy.
View fullsize Here's what art class looked like today during Cobscook's DC Expedition. First students and teachers took in a performance of the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Then they explored portraiture at Smithsonian

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Collaboration buoys Downeast communities
Collaboration buoys Downeast communities

The Working Waterfront

Cobscook Institute and The Community Caring Collaborative are two Washington County nonprofits that center their work on social connection and collab-oration. They have very different missions yet share a commitment to enhancing quality of life in the region by building relationships that help get things done.

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Rafi Hopkins Takes First at Cobscook MLK Day Chess Tournament
Rafi Hopkins Takes First at Cobscook MLK Day Chess Tournament

Thirty-three players came out for the MLK Day Chess Tournament at the Cobscook Institute in Trescott on Monday, January 15, 2024. Rafi Hopkins won the Open section with a perfect score of 3.0 points in three games.

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The Maine Youth Action Conference
The Maine Youth Action Conference

Cobscook Experiential Program students joined hundreds of teens from across the state earlier this month to participate in the annual Maine Youth Action Network (MYAN) Leadership Conference. MYAN’s works to support youth leadership related to social justice, restorative practices, and public health, and to support adult organizations in using “positive youth development and social-emotional learning principles in their work with youth.”

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