Location
  • United States of America
Length
2 - 4 weeks
Program Tags
Arts College Credit Yoga Retreats
Need-based funding, 529 Plan eligibility, BIPOC funding
Health & Safety

Program Details

Activities
Boating Canoeing Yoga
Timeframe
Spring
Housing
Cabin
Primary Language
English
Age Min.
18
Age Max
23

Pricing

Starting Price
3850
Price Details
Cost includes everything: tuition, room & board, fees, gear, books, journals & marshmallows. Travel to/from Maine NOT included. We can pick up at Portland airport or Brunswick train/bus stop.
What's Included
Accommodation Activities Equipment Meals Park Fees
What's Not Included
Transportation
Sep 06, 2023
Jan 12, 2025
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About Program

Step away from the buzzing and blooming confusions of everyday life and hunker down on a 60-acre homestead peninsula in the coastal woodlands of Maine. You’ll be surrounded by a crew of fellow students who like you are setting aside time to focus on questions of the good life. You’ll be part of an intentional community of learners who are trying to gain perspective on what really matters in historic times like these. Come immerse yourself in nature, cultivate mindfulness, expand your creative capacities & explore the connections between the good life & the food life. Along the way you’ll complete 2 college courses for up to 6 credits with award-winning professor who embody the spirit of experiential education.

Courses include: "The Good Life Course" and either "The Food Life Course" OR "The Creative Life Course".

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Diversity & Inclusion

At Seguinland Institute, we are intentional about creating positive and respectful educational opportunities within a growth-oriented environment. As a student, you can expect an inclusive learning environment that is free from discrimination or favoritism. You are entitled to freedom from physical or verbal harassment of any shape or form. We agree with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's idea of "the danger of the single story." We thus create a multi-perspective, multi-narrative approach to all discussions.
At Seguinland Institute, we are intentional about creating positive and respectful educational opportunities within a growth-oriented environment. As a student, you can expect an inclusive learning environment that is free from discrimination or favoritism. You are entitled to freedom from physical or verbal harassment of any shape or form. We agree with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's idea of "the danger of the single story." We thus create a multi-perspective, multi-narrative approach to all discussions.

Program Highlights

  • Nature Immersion: connect to nature as a source of grounding, insights and contemplation.
  • Cultivate Mindfulness Skilsl: knit back together your attention span, calm and focus the mind.
  • The Good Life Course: asking the big questions of life, discovering ideas to live by.
  • The Creative Life Course: experimenting with a range of artistic practices, expanding your capacity for creative thought and action.
  • The Food Life Course: exploring the interconnection between food and the good life, getting our hands dirty in the garden.

Program Reviews

4.95 Rating
based on 21 reviews
  • 5 rating 95.24%
  • 4 rating 4.76%
  • 3 rating 0%
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  • Housing 4.8
  • Support 4.8
  • Fun 4.85
  • Value 5
  • Safety 5
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Sam
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

The Best Decision I've Ever Made

After finishing my freshman year of college, I felt very stuck. I was questioning my decision about the college I had picked, not doing a gap year, and many other personal things. Deciding to drop the summer classes I had planned on taking and instead doing Seguinland's May Term Program turned out to be one of the best decisions I have ever made. The connections that I made, the self-discovery and self-reflection that I had, and the pure amount of joy in a relatively short program was incredible.

What was the most unfamiliar thing you ate?
As a vegetarian, the most unfamiliar thing I ate was meat! During the program, we had opportunities to engage with such local and direct connections with the food we were preparing and eating, that even as a fairly strict vegetarian I felt compelled to sample the oysters we watched get harvested and helped to shuck and the lobster that was caught by peers on my program, and of course, a multitude of great veggie options too, like some classic Maine fiddlehead ferns!
Pros
  • Beautiful location right on the Maine coastal estuaries on Georgetown Island
  • Amazing connections with peers and staff!
  • Frequent sauna & cold plunge experiences
Cons
  • Only three weeks long
  • A little buggy
2 people found this review helpful.
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Thalia
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

A Worthy Place Among The Trees

In May 2023, I felt grateful to be welcomed into Seguinland's program as a less-traditional college student and at present I continue to feel gratitude for all the positive ripple effects upon my life and career since. I felt thoroughly supported both while preparing for and engaging in the May Term, but also had the freedom and space to process the program's content and experiences on my own. The beautiful campus was a perfect setting for reading and reflection, and during classes big discussions and intense workshops on life's important questions were handled with care, curiosity, and real depth. The responsive and co-created nature of Seguin's programming makes it difficult to describe to a prospective student, since instruction is somewhat adapted to the needs of each cohort - but be assured that it is a safe and worthy space to explore your wonderings, values and goals at any point in your journey.

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
Enter with a "beginner's mind" and be ready to meet new sides of yourself!
Pros
  • Thought-provoking content
  • Varied, enriching outdoor experiences
  • Kind, knowledgeable teachers and staff
3 people found this review helpful.
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Thalia
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

A Worthy Place Among The Trees

In May 2023, I felt grateful to be welcomed into Seguinland's program as a less-traditional college student and at present I continue to feel gratitude for all the positive ripple effects upon my life and career since. I felt thoroughly supported both while preparing for and engaging in the May Term, but also had the freedom and space to process the program's content and experiences on my own. The beautiful campus was a perfect setting for reading and reflection, and during classes big discussions and intense workshops on life's important questions were handled with care, curiosity, and real depth. The responsive and co-created nature of Seguin's programming makes it difficult to describe to a prospective student, since instruction is somewhat adapted to the needs of each cohort - but be assured that it is a safe and worthy space to explore your wonderings, values and goals at any point in your journey.

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
Enter with a "beginner's mind" and be ready to meet new sides of yourself!
Pros
  • Thought-provoking content
  • Varied, enriching outdoor experiences
  • Kind, knowledgeable teachers and staff
4 people found this review helpful.
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Sophia
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Creative and impactful!

May Term 2024 thoughtfully packs all of the best of Maine in the Spring and Seguinland magic into 3 weeks full of art, swimming, creativity, cooking, and friendship. Projects and assignments were mostly in groups and open-ended, focusing on the process not just the final result, which was so refreshing coming from my first year of traditional college courses. Creativity was emphasized instead of feeling burned out or limited by a rubric, for example, through a storytelling event with the local community. We took impactful and amazing day trips to visit local artist events in and around cozy Bath, Maine.

As I now have completed 2 programs (May 2024/Fall 2022) I could not recommend Seguinland enough! I truly left with forever friendships a deeper understanding of myself and a connection to my creative side.

What was your funniest moment?
Some of my favorite and funniest memories from Seguinland occurred in the Cookhouse, making meals and this May baking personalized cookies with friends.
Pros
  • True connection and similar interests with fellow students
  • Swimming/kayaking/walking/being outside!
  • College credit from actually meaningful work and conversations
4 people found this review helpful.
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Hope
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Adventure awaits!

At Sequinland I was able to participate in such a wide variety of new experiences and explore different perspectives. I had the space to reflect on what I was experiencing and learning. At the end of the day there is always our amazing community to lean back on. I found such a support system from my fellow students and the staff are so kind and genuine with me. Seguinland is a well rounded experience meant for personal growth and building a community. When I was there I felt like I found my people and learned so much about myself along the way.

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
Keep an open mind, don't limit yourself! Anything can happen at Sequinland! Some of my best moments have been when I let myself be completely present with the people there!
Pros
  • Great environment
  • Beautiful landscape
  • Awesome people
4 people found this review helpful.
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Mia
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Truly Memorable

I did Seguinland May Term at the end of my gap year between high school and college. It was a perfect way to end the year in that it surrounded me with peers (which I mostly hadn’t been throughout the year) before transitioning back to college and being around peers again. Phillip, Marsha, and the other facilitators did a fantastic job of making the group feel like we were united over something meaningful. I think for a group of teenagers that’s really important in establishing a certain kind of environment. I thought deeply, produced meaningful writing and art, and had rewarding personal and creative time. I also helped cooked group dinners, and made one friend I really will stay friends with. The facilitators established enough structure for it to feel deeply purposeful without leaving us feeling infantilized or “bossed around.” If you’re considering this, and want to meet a group of curious people and have an experience that feels truly MARKED and separate (from the rest of your life) do it, do it, do it!

4 people found this review helpful.
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Timothy
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Home away from home

My third time being a part of this wondrous community, and I am still as grateful, if not more, for the experiences and connections made. Words cannot encapsulate the feeling of being surrounded by the most grounded community each day. Our day trips to places like Portland and Waterville truly expanded my conception of street art and what it means to be part of a community. Likewise, all of our experiences at local farms introduced me to the world of sustainable agriculture & how food supports its communities. Though these are only a handful of my takeaways, my gratitude is never ending for all the staff who always turn out becoming family at the end of the day.

What was your funniest moment?
One of the most hilarious moments of my May term experience was deciding to write an original song for the amazing couple whose farm we visited one day. They were invited to our closing ceremonies and we wanted to gift them something a little extra. Though with a time constraint, & trying to find words that rhymed but were also food or farmer themed, our song was definitely…. special :)
Pros
  • Community connections
  • Experiential learning
  • Campus/setting
Cons
  • Jam packed at times with scheduling
  • More opportunities to share home recipes
  • Housing amenities
5 people found this review helpful.
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Maurice
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

May Term 2024

So appreciative of Philip, Elin, Matt, and Ida, Marsha, and Katie who constructed such a profound and elating experience. During the May term I experienced the utmost love and kindness from the May term alum and staff.

I’ve never valued food, community, and learning more like I did during the program. There were so many opportunities to stretch my thinking about the external world as well as my internal world.

Getting to experience Seguinland not one, not twice, but three times has completely changed me and a thank you will never be enough. Thank you Seguinland staff, the love I have for Seguinland goes beyond these words.

-M

If you did this all over again, what's one thing you would change?
Soak in moments of stillness more, because the program goes by quickly.
Pros
  • Community Building Activities( i.e cooking together)
  • Learning Opportunities ( Learning about local farms in Maine)
Cons
  • Short Program
  • Jam Packed Days
3 people found this review helpful.

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