Find Your Place at the CCLC

For High School Students

Cobscook Experiential Program

Get outdoors, engaged in service-learning projects, and learn directly from people in your community while building leadership, outdoor, academic and personal skills.

For Community

Community Education and Events

The CCLC offers a vast array of programs, events, and opportunities to the people of the Cobscook Bay region and beyond. 

For Educators

TREE: Transforming Rural Experience in Education

TREE seeks to develop a model for transforming schools in rural communities like ours, and to better support the children and families who live here.
 

For Guests

Heartwood Lodge

Heartwood Lodge is a unique facility perfect for retreats, conferences, trainings, events and more. The CCLC also has many indoor and outdoor spaces available for a variety of events.

Welcome to the CCLC

The Cobscook Community Learning Center (CCLC) began in 1999 when a group of people in easternmost Maine joined together to find ways of improving life in this region. Together, we envisioned a hub of educational opportunity. The CCLC is that hub. Our mission is to create responsive educational opportunities that strengthen personal, community, and global well-being.

The CCLC is about community wellness. And that means artistic, physical, economic, ecological and educational wellness. We operate with the values of love, respect, humor, and creative bold adventure. Designed as a tool for social change, the center responds to community needs.

No matter what people come here to do – take yoga, pick up new computer skills, plant a garden, get a high school diploma, start a business, or learn to play piano – they do it all regardless of their ability to pay, and in the context of an enriching, supportive community. 

Stop by anytime. The coffee is on.

News and Updates

On Wednesday Cobscook visited @plimothplantation to learn about Wampanoag life in the 1600s and English colonization in 1620. Students met contemporary Native artists as well as museum staff who helped us better understand the life and times in the 1600s. #cobscookexperientialprogram #experientialeducation #wampanoag #learningourhistory
Cobscook is on the road. Our students are exploring the history of this region, looking at events of the 1600s. On Tuesday they visited Salem Maritime National Historic Site and the Saugus Iron Works, both rich in history. #salemmaritimenationalhistoricsite #saugusironworks #juniorranger #cobscookexperientialprogram #studentsoutdoors #experientialeducation #winterislandpark
Cobscook students traveled to Saint Croix Island International Site to learn about 1600s Passamaquoddy and French history of the region. Thanks to Park Ranger Elliot for sharing his enthusiasm for this historically significant place. #mainenationalparks #cobscookexperientialprogram #schooloutside #experientialeducation
Great close to our first week of the new school year. CCLC's TREE team spent most of the day with us. Students shared collages they made that illustrate their top five character strengths (letitripple.org). They also worked in teams to develop a class mission statement. It was a positive, productive, and fun way to close out an excellent week. #charactereducation #cobscookexperientialprogram #transformingruralexperienceineducation #experientialeducation #letitripple
Perfect day to practice canoe skills - and communication skills! #experientialeducation #cobscookexperientialprogram #schooloutside
The Cobscook Experiential Program is pleased to have a new aquaponics system to use for learning about marine science, chemistry, physics, and more.
What a fun day with Cobscook Outing Club! Our sea kayak trip took us across Machias Bay, including a stop at a significant Passamaquoddy petroglyph site. Thanks to @sunrisecanoe for the use of gear, and to National Recreation Foundation for their support. #teensoutdoors #machiasbay #seakayaking #cobscookexperientialprogram #paddlesports
Another successful Cobscook Outing. This morning we tackled the Machias River from Whitneyville to Machias. Gorgeous way to spend the morning - building skills on the water. Thanks to @NationalRecreationFoundation for their support. #cobscookexperientialprogram #machiasriver #oldtowncanoes #teensoutdoors #nationalrecreationfoundation

Hand Thrown CCLC Mugs

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