All School Seminar

The All School Seminar is a unique feature of Polaris K-12 school.   Once per year, the entire school sets aside time to engage in seminar-style conversations focused on a specific text.  The seminar is an opportunity for elders and youngers to gather together and engage in rich conversation.  Elementary Family Groups and Secondary Advisories join together to form multi-age groups.

But It's Not My Fault

Written by Julia Cook

Illustrated by Anita DuFalla

"I'm not talking about whose fault it is... I'm talking about whose responsibility it is."

Teaching children to accept responsibility for their actions is a learned behavior that is VITAL to character development. Children don't just grow out of the natural tendencies to blame others and/or shirk responsibility.

Listen to the Language of the Trees:

A story of how forests communicate underground

Words by Tera Kelley 

Pictures by Marie Hermansson

“As small as it was, the seedling’s roots reached underground and met the roots of other trees,” which allowed it to receive information and nutrients through the complex web. What are your communities? How could you increase cooperation within your communities? How could your communities support you more?

The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics

Encouraging environmental stewardship with the addition of a place-based service learning opportunity.

Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem by Amanda Gorman 

Focusing on the possibility for all of us to be agents of positive change in our world.