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

And now...we present our 2019 Cobscook graduates! Through our unique partnership with Calais High School @calaisschooldepartment, these three are proud Calais diploma holders. #bluedevilpride #cobscookexperientialprogram #ourstudentsaregoingplaces
Cobscook celebrated its students and graduates on Monday, June 10th. There was SO MUCH HUGGING as we closed out an AMAZING school year. This is the first batch of photos featuring our younger students. #cobscookexperientialprogram #ourstudentsaregoingplaces #calaishighschool #celebratingagreatyear
Cobscook students demonstrated their skills on the water and in camp during our annual end of year canoe trip. In addition to all the fun, we reflected on our learning and growth over this amazing school year. We celebrate publically at CCLC tomorrow. Join us at 1 pm to celebrate these students and their accomplishments. #cobscookexperientialprogram #experientialeducation #ourstudentsaregoingplaces #stcroixriverme
Our high school crew had a FANTASTIC day yesterday visiting with a field archeology class from University of Maine at Orono. They're doing work in Washington County, and they've uncovered artifacts that span thousands of years of human history. They were so generous with they time and their stories. We all left with a greater understanding of archeology, and the importance of approaching investigation with a question. Thanks so much to Donald Soctomah for connecting us with this group, and to Dr. Bonnie Newsom and her students for sharing with us. #umaineanthropology #passamaquoddyhistory #atlatl #experimentalarcheologyisfun #cobscookexperientialprogram #experientialeducation
Downeast Spring Birding Festival is still underway today at CCLC. It's been a full weekend of guided hikes, talks, and boat trips. Here are some scenes from a sweet birding by canoe trip yesterday on the Orange River. Highlights included countless barn, tree, and cliff swallows, two Canada geese families with yellow goslings in tow, plus American redstarts, Wilson's warblers, and blackburnian warblers. #downeastspringbirdfestival #warblermigration #birdingbyboat #orangerivermaine
Cobscook Experiential Program for High School Students is accepting new students for the 2019-20 school year. This will be our 10th year of offering an experiential high school track for Washington County teens. Visit www.cobscook.me to learn more! #cobscookexperientialprogram #experientialeducation #ourstudentsaregoingplaces #handsonhighschool
Thanks to Steve and Gary from Downeast EMS for visiting Cobscook students today. Along with Cobscook teacher and fellow EMT Michael Giudilli, students got a full tour of the equipment on the ambulance, wrapping up a full week of hands-on medicine. #cobscookexperientialprogram #downeastems #emt #teenswithskills
Day 3 of Wilderness First Aid wrapped up today. Among other things, students practiced lift and carry techniques that could come in handy if they ever have to assist an injured person out of a wilderness area. They also learned how to wrap a hypothermic patient, how to use an auto injector for epinephrine, and so much more. All of our students closed the day as certified wilderness first aiders. Congratulations crew! #wildernessmedicalassociates #wildernessskills. #cobscookexperientialprogram #experientialeducation #teenswithskills #lifesavingskills

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