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Northeast Explorers
Mixed-age, project-driven, deeply Minnesotan.
Who's in this pod
4 families and counting
Priya Reddy
Northeast · 2 kids
Anand · age 8Mira · age 6
Daniel Vasquez
Northeast · 1 kid
Eli · age 9
Tasha Miller
Northeast · 2 kids
Jonah · age 7Iris · age 9
Marcus Williams
Northeast · 2 kids
Theo · age 7Wes · age 9
Open seat
You could be here.
Open seat
You could be here.
The tutor
The person who shows up every morning
Maren Okafor
she/her · 8 years teaching
"Eight years in Montessori classrooms. Forever a kid at heart."
Reading & writingMathNature & ecology
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A week in this pod
What learning looks like, Monday to Friday
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
09–12
Morning circle + reading
13–15
Project time
09–12
Math + STEM with Maren
13–15
Open studio
09–14
Field day — Mississippi River
09–12
Writing workshop
13–15
Spanish (Elena, drop-in)
09–12
Closing circle + free build
Tutor-led Parent-led Field day
What they learn
A curriculum you can actually pin to the fridge
01
Reader's Workshop
Daily mixed-age reading with conferring, book clubs, and choice writing every Thursday.
02
Math on the Move
Manipulatives-first math with weekly real-world challenges (budget, build, measure).
03
River Year
Year-long study of the Mississippi watershed — biology, history, civics, art.