by Ken Danford | Mar 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
The North Star staff is currently working through a diversity and inclusion curriculum through the guidance of one of our parents who does this work professionally. One of the resources presented to us this month was a podcast series released in 2017: Scene on Radio –...
by Ken Danford | Feb 16, 2023 | self-directed learning
For those of you who have not received a hard-copy of this newsletter in the mail, here is the latest issue. Thank you, Willow, for sharing your story. – North Star Winter Newsletter...
by Ken Danford | Jan 22, 2023 | self-directed learning
I’m ready to pick up where my book left off, considering ways to make self-directed learning more widely available to students and families. In my final chapter, “Modern Education Reform: Where Does North Star Fit In?”, I reviewed several tracks for expanding our...
by Ken Danford | Jan 9, 2023 | self-directed learning
Since the 1990s, North Star members have been attending community college during their teen years. This program of Dual Enrollment has increased dramatically across the country, and now a surprisingly large portion of community college students are younger people....
by Ken Danford | Dec 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
North Star is thrilled to announce we are bringing back Circus Smirkus to the Three County Fairgrounds in Northampton July 8-9, 2023! Our favorite days of the summer are returning! If you have ever seen Circus Smirkus, you are already excited! If you have not seen...
