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

We're so grateful to members of the Machias Committee of Safety, the relatively new Revolutionary War reenactors group in Machias. What a great way to learn about local history, out and about with a group of dedicated and knowledgable folks. #machias #experientialeducation #fortobrienstatehistoricsite #mainerubicon #margarreta #cobscookexperientialprogram #historyreenactment
Cobscook students performed well today at the Eastern Maine Regional Brain Bee. We had three trophy winners, plus Bee winner Brooke Brown! Congratulations, Brooke! #umainemachias #cobscookexperientialprogram #brainbee2018
Cobscook students took full advantage of hands-on learning at the Eastern Maine Regional Brain Bee today. Students dug in to brain dissections, microscopes, and sensory tests throughout the morning. We're grateful to UMM staff for putting on a fantastic event. #experientialeducation #brainbee #braineducation #umainemachias #cobscookexperientialprogram #brains
Check out what the Cobscook students did yesterday. They welcomed 30 brown bullhead fish into their aquaponics unit. They weighted, measured, and calculated volume data on each fish. These data will be used in aquaponics and water quality investigations throughout this school year. #experientialeducation #stemeducation #cobscookexperientialprogram #aquaponics #maineagrotech
Check out what the Cobscook students did yesterday. They welcomed 30 brown bullhead fish into their aquaponics unit. They weighted, measured, and calculated volume data on each fish. These data will be used in aquaponics and water quality investigations throughout this school year. #experientialeducation #stemeducation #cobscookexperientialprogram #aquaponics #maineagrotech
Thanks to everyone who helped our high school crew put on a successful haunted trail fundraiser. We had a great time and pour students earned a bit to support upcoming projects.
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

Hand Thrown CCLC Mugs

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

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