7th Grade

Themes/Experiences

  • Introduction to NorthStar, program routines, and many caring adults
  • Adventure Education and Leadership
  • Community Engagement
  • Cultural Exchange

Download, complete, and submit:

NorthStar 7th Grade Application (PDF)

Core Trips/Experiences (tentative):

  • NorthStar Preview Day
  • February vacation trip to the University of Maine, Orono
  • Maine Science Festival in Bangor
  • Spring volunteer experience
  • Acadia National Park three-day overnight trip
  • Androscoggin River paddle and celebration cookout in summer
  • Three to five cohort planning meetings February-June
  • Two family meetings

Optional Experiences (tentative):

  • Common Ground Fair overnight trip 
  • Wobble Gobble-Thanksgiving Day race
  • After-school programming with Bryant Pond 4-H staff including rock climbing, ice fishing, and sewing workshops
  • Sunday River Community ski days
  • Sea Dogs baseball game

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