Northern Lights Community School

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The Northern Lights Community School is a charter school in Warba, Minnesota. It was founded in part by Dave Hagman, Karen Fleming, Vicky Nelson, and Kraig Dibb. The Northern Lights Community School (NLCS), 6-12, uses project-based learning to enhance the students' skill in areas such as organization, independence, goal setting, research, creativity, and problem-solving. The school also focuses on community service, by communicating with members and organizations of the community and by requiring 40 hours of community service each year.

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[edit] Staff

  • Dave Hagman (Director)
  • Karen Fleming (Advisor, Language Arts)
  • Julie Seldon (Advisor, Mathematics)
  • Victoria Kragthorpe (Experiential Advisor)
  • Rachel Maki (Advisor, Science)
  • Teri Steger
  • Becky McCauley (Office Manager)
  • Kraig Dibb (Project Manager)
  • Brian McCauley (Project Manager, Mathematics)
  • Megan Kemper (Project Manager)
  • Benita Hassell (AmeriCorps Promise Fellow)
  • Don Vidal (Project Manager, Music Teacher)
  • Jackie Esler (Office Assistant)

[edit] Projects

At the Northern Lights Community School, the design of the projects is youth driven; the students choose a topic of interest and write a project guide, detailing what their project entails. The students must then present their project to their advisor for it to approved by them and the students parents. The projects combine a varitey of subjects to be addressed during the completion of the projects. The student must complete their project in order to receive credit. Student get help for their projects from their advisors, family, seminars, and practice situations in the classroom.

[edit] Academia

The Northern Lights Community School requires one session of math each day, along with one reading session and the seminar given that day. Seminars include demonstration and practice with activities such as pottery and woodworking. Students are also required to take the Hope Study Survey Test at the beginning and end of the year to monitor progress in the subject areas autonomy, belongingness, goal orientation, engagement, and hope. [1] The test was created by EdVisions Schools to assess "emotional and psychological growth" in students. [2]

[edit] Student Population

The Northern Lights Community School currently is educating 100 students. There are 5 advisory sections, each with twenty students and three advisors to a section.

[edit] Grants and Affiliations

The Northern Lights Community School is a member of the Green Charter School Network and has received a $1,000 grant from the Network. EdVisions Schools, an organization supported by the Gates Foundation, has given NLCS an $800,000 grant, which provided NLCS to get enough computers for each student at the school. NLCS also has recently received a $500,000 grant for remodeling from the Minnesota Department of Education.

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