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View fullsize Here's what an experiential unit for health class looks like for high schoolers at Cobscook. Students are taking a lifeguarding class at the University of Maine Machias's Reynold's Center with aquatics director Lindsay McMahon and Cobscook teacher Ma
View fullsize 🎶 Don't miss Monday Night Music Circle tonight from 6:00 - 8:30 PM! Join us in person on campus or tune in virtually via live Zoom. For more info or to access the Zoom link, visit the event page. See you there!
View fullsize The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the State of Maine Department of Inland Fisheries, and State of Maine Department of Marine Resources are sponsoring Public Scoping Meetings to discuss the proposed Bay of Fundy Watershed
View fullsize Join us on November 20th from 6-7:30 PM for a thought-provoking community discussion centered around The Seed Keeper. Together, we'll explore the important, complex, and challenging themes in the book—topics that spark meaningful conversation a
View fullsize Don't forget to go to the polls today! #govote
View fullsize 🎉 Can’t wait to see you at the Community Dinner and Game Night tonight from 5-8 PM! 🍽️ Join us for a delicious meal featuring local produce and connect with your neighbors. Plus, bring your latest project for our fiber circle! Let’s mak
View fullsize 🌟 Join us this Monday, November 4th, for our monthly Community Dinner & Game Night from 5-8 PM! Bring your family and friends for a delicious home-cooked meal and a night filled with fun! Plus, we're excited to relaunch our Fiber Circle! 🧶 So d
View fullsize What a day full of treats and bittersweet goodbyes! 🎃 We had an amazing Halloween potluck with our students and staff. It was also Beana Hopkins' last day with us. They will be greatly missed, but we can’t wait to see all the great things they

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Latest Press
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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