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For Kids
For Kids

For Kids

Day and overnight camps and hands-on nature experiences for elementary, middle, and high school students! Spend days learning about the science of ecology through outdoor games and activities. Explore the forest, fields, beach, and marsh, and learn about where our food comes from at our coastal Maine farm.

For Families

For Families

Day and overnight camps and nature experiences for families! Together, spend days exploring the outdoors, learning about science from the forest, marsh, beach, and meadow ecosystems around us, and help with growing and harvesting the healthy local food you’ll eat every day!

For Adults

For Adults

Adults will experience sustainable living on a riverfront farm in coastal Maine with overnight retreats, residencies, and programs that focus on local foods, farming, nature, and connecting to a mindful way of life.

For Schools

For Schools

For over 20 years, schools from around the United States have chosen our deeply immersive and experiential ecosystem-based programs that empower students in elementary and middle-school to discover the inner workings of the world around them and their connection to it. Exploration and investigation are conducted in the greatest classroom imaginable, the outdoors.

For Groups

For Groups

A place for groups to live, learn, and grow together. Bring your group to our riverfront farm campus to experience community living, eat farm-fresh foods, and explore rural, coastal Maine as you create meaningful retreats, conferences, multi-day events, and overnight programs.

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The Ecology School transforms how people think about science, food, the environment, and themselves through joyful, hands-on learning for all ages.

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184 Simpson Road,
Saco, ME, 04072
(207) 283-9951
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