by Lily Compton | May 4, 2021 | [Homepage], Featured, Meadow Campus, Uncategorized
My name is Lily Compton and I started the Cool Things Outside Corporation at The Circle School five years ago, and I’m still the chair of the corporation today. [“Corporations” at The Circle School are like clubs or interest groups. -Editor] I didn’t have...
by Jim Rietmulder | Apr 13, 2021 | [Homepage], Featured, Public policy, Uncategorized, What's it all about?
I’m disappointed by America’s dysfunctional politics. And I bet you are, too. What really gets to me is the hyper-polarization and aggressive non-cooperation. I want to yell “Grow up, America!” — but that might be insulting to the kids I work with. For me it’s...
by Jim Rietmulder | Nov 20, 2020 | Featured, Meadow Campus, Pictures, Uncategorized
After 10 years of working waking dreams, The Circle School broke ground in fall 2016 to build our forever home on the Meadow Campus — where I’m sitting now, writing this. Recently the school published a final project report for more than 175 alumni,...
by Caitlyn Hensey | Jun 12, 2020 | [Homepage], Stories, Uncategorized
When I first heard about The Circle School, I didn’t know what to think of this strange place where there’s hardly anything resembling “normal school.” I was petrified, and thought I wouldn’t be able to get anything done without a strict schedule. However,...
by Kimberlie Hawkins | May 8, 2020 | Daily life, Parenting, Stories, Uncategorized
I dreaded having to tell my son that school would be closed for quarantine. He loves school, which is saying a lot considering how our journey to The Circle School began. It was a very long road that I never imagined we would travel. When Dayton was very young, his...
by Lily Jordan | Apr 13, 2020 | Daily life, Lily, Stories, Uncategorized
Coronavirus. Quarantine. Social isolation. This time has been difficult, to say the least, but I’m proud that I’ve been more or less using this time to catch up on education, spend time with family, and get a much needed mental health break. Don’t get me wrong. I have...
