During the 2015-2016 school year—Roadstead’s first year as an independent program (we were hatched in the previous year within Ghent Montessori Middle School)—we centered the science curriculum on a low-cost solar energy plant developed by a Norfolk-based inventor, Steve Nelson (the founder of Zenman Energy. The climax of these science…

“When students graduate from your high school, are they prepared for adult life?”  This is a frequent question we hear from parents in interviews. Usually, this question implies readiness for college. I agree, for most teenagers, college is the number one expected step after high school. I will write in…