Housing and Meals

Students eat breakfast on the main campus and bring a Bowdoin Express lunch to the SCSC. In addition, snacks and drinks are provided in the Learning and Living Center kitchen.

Previous BCSS alumni have successfully managed some extracurricular activities, including sports teams and clubs, but it is important for students considering the semester to know that the BCSS immersion lifestyle frequently requires a commitment beyond scheduled Monday-Friday class time. Travel can put BCSS "on the road" on weekends and holidays, and a required independent research project is time-intensive and demanding. 

The field trip schedule changes by year, but is generally well mapped out by the end of the spring semester preceding the BCSS. The entire experience is designed to provide the motivated student with the opportunity to live the lifestyle of a practicing scientist, including remarkable opportunities in the field, lab, and with our collaborators in Maine and abroad.