PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • November 11, 2022
Chewonki Elementary and Middle School in Wiscasset will close in June, eight years after it was launched to provide a place-based education model. The decision to close came as a shock to parents who say they had no inkling the program was in jeopardy. The Chewonki Foundation board approved the closure during its quarterly meeting on Nov. 4 after it was unable to find a short- or long-term model to financially sustain the program. The school accounted for 6% of Chewonki’s annual budget and cost more to operate than it brought in through tuition.