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

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
Our community gardens are getting ready for planting with Coast of Maine soil and compost! Thanks @coastofmaineorg !
Ryan's hard at work filling our gardens with soil! Thanks @coastofmaineorg for all the garden soil! @ryancrosspyrography
Congratulations to our 2018 graduates! What a lovely day to celebrate your accomplishments at the Cobscook Experiential Program. #cobscookexperientialprogram #classof2018
Super fun staff and student day at CCLC...celebrating transitions, gifts, growth, and good-natured competition. #patmallarday2018 #cobscookexperientialprogram #foursquareisawesome
Cobscook Outing Club explored the East Machias River today. Great way to start a long weekend. Thanks to #nationalrecreationfoundation for their support. #cobscookexperientialprogram #teensoutdoors #eastmachias #oldtowncanoes
The 2018 Down East Spring Bird Festival is underway. Welcome, birders!

Hand Thrown CCLC Mugs

Receive a gift for supporting our Scholarship Fund

Donate to our Scholarship fund, and receive a beautiful handmade mug! 

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