by Ken Danford | Aug 31, 2025 | self-directed learning
Welcome, Emme Geryk, new Core Staff and Outreach Coordinator. Emme will primarily be in the North Star common room, offering her cheerful attention to our community. She will also be responsible for our social media accounts and other local outreach projects. With...
by Ken Danford | Sep 11, 2023 | self-directed learning
We are on our way! We’ve had our first week of welcomes, preceded by the first-ever “Pizza and Games Night” for new families in late August. For a mature organization, we have a lot of “New” this month. We have approximately 20 new families, including people moving to...
by Ken Danford | Nov 1, 2021 | self-directed learning
We are sending out our Fall newsletter this week. Some of you will receive a hard copy in your mailbox (old style!), and here is a link to the digital version for all of you. The feature story is written by current North Star member Tove Schweitzer. Her story is...
by Ken Danford | Sep 20, 2021 | self-directed learning
We’ve had two weeks of in-person activity at North Star! Teens are inside the building for the first time since March 2020: going to classes, sitting on couches, cooking in the kitchen! I am seeing my colleagues face-to-face on a daily basis. We are re-establishing...
by Ken Danford | Sep 10, 2021 | self-directed learning
The past six weeks have been quite a fluid time at North Star, as we have been working to register members for the fall and update our Covid-19 policy in light of the Delta variant. With so much in flux, I have missed a few of my personal blog posting deadlines. Here...
