by Aaron Damon-Rush | Oct 20, 2023 | self-directed learning
Welcome back to our alumni spotlight series! North Star is now in its 28th year, and we have more than 600 alumni who have gone on to do all sorts of weird and wonderful things. This series will be a chance to check in with some of those folks and talk to them about...
by Aaron Damon-Rush | Oct 10, 2023 | self-directed learning
New! Monthly guest blog post from North Star Alumni Coordinator Aaron Damon-Rush. Aaron is checking in with lots of alumni, and is generating updates he would like to post. Aaron and I agree that using this blog is a fine platform to do so! I aim to post twice...
by Ken Danford | Jun 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
We lost a valued member of the community last month when Dan Bouquillon passed away. Dan was an alum who also was serving on our Board of Directors this year. I attended his funeral service and burial last week, and there was a chance to say a few words. In summary,...
by Ken Danford | Aug 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
July was a tragic month: we lost a treasured alumna, Jana Abromowitz. Jana was killed by a housemate for reasons that are impossible to comprehend. This death has been a shock for our community, and we are doing the best we can to respond. Jana was a member of North...
by Ken Danford | Jul 15, 2022 | self-directed learning
I have attended the Alternative Education Resource Organization’s Annual Conference just about every year since 2006. This global event is the largest and most enthusiastic collection of people I know interested in making education more learner-directed. AERO’s slogan...