STARFIRE

Starfire students are the innovators, educators, leaders and learners of the 21st Century! In Starfire’s STEAM enrichment courses, students unlock new skills, make friends, and spark a lifelong love of problem solving and STEAM learning.

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VISION, MISSION, & VALUES

VISION: Transform the way that STEAM subjects are taught so that the teaching inspires, motivates and develops student interest in solving challenging problems.

MISSION: Spark a lifelong passion for problem solving and STEAM

VALUES: Integrity; Students First; Growth Mindset; GRIT; Persistence; Perseverance; Resilience; Problem Solving; Creativity; Fun; Learning

THE STARFIRE WAY

The Starfire Way creates opportunities for students to learn through discovery by solving problems. Starfire programs are highly interactive and team-based and focused on learning by doing. Starfire students learn 21st century thinking with professional coaching from fun & passionate mathematicians, scientists, engineers, programmers, design thinkers, and artists.

Our students develop a deep conceptual understanding of math, coding, engineering, mathematical thinking, and problem solving which gives them the inner confidence to persist and persevere to solve unfamiliar and challenging problems.

We engage our students in class discussion about the habits of mind and behaviors that we value at Starfire. Our classrooms are fun, emotionally and intellectually safe, and supportive learning environments. Starfire teachers inspire intellectual and personal growth in their students. The teachers love what they do and their passion is contagious.

TEACHING VALUES

A Love of Learning; Deep Thinking (rigorous thinking to solve problems); Curiosity; Intellectual Risk Taking (learning through mistakes); Teamwork; Communication (understand others by sharing ideas & making sense of thinking); Creativity (perceives the world in new ways to solve problems)

Teaching Methods and Curriculum

Starfire classes foster a growth mindset, grit, teamwork, and empathy in a fun, emotionally, intellectually safe and supportive learning environment. Starfire teachers’ inspire intellectual and personal growth in their students. The teachers love what they do and their passion is contagious.

SMALL CLASS SIZE

Starfire classes maintain a maximum student to teacher ratio of 6 students to 1 teacher.

Cancellation PolicY

If you would like your child to try a Starfire class, please register and pay online.
If you feel that Starfire is not the right fit, you may withdraw your student within the first two weeks of class.

You will be refunded the registration fee less a $30.00 cancellation fee and the cost of two classes for all cancellations made prior to the third class.

We are unable to process refunds for withdrawals after the two week trial period.

If our child's school cancels after-school classes due to COVID-19, we will offer the classes live on Zoom at the same time as the scheduled class. In case of a COVID related cancellation, if Zoom is not a viable option for your family, please contact support@starfireed.com and we will work out a suitable remedy.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Starfire is able to offer a limited number of scholarships intended only for students with a financial need who would not otherwise be able to participate. If your family is able to pay for classes, please allow others to utilize the scholarships.

STARFIRE CLASSROOM CHARTER

Starfire’s goal is to maintain a positive and safe learning environment for all students and teachers and recognizes that success depends on both academic achievement and character. We help students foster character strengths and habits of mind that are essential for their own success and well-being.

WHAT PARENTS HAVE TO SAY

"I have 3 kids and my youngest (now in 4th grade at Nixon) took your class this semester.  He and we loved it!  He really enjoyed being challenged and working on the problems, and my husband and I enjoyed discussing them with him afterwards.  He told me math class makes him sweat and when I asked why he said because sometimes he runs in a circle when he gets the answers because it's exciting.”

"My son Trevor responds well to the Electrical engineering class. He did one fall trimester in the fall at Oak Knoll. Shwetha was his teacher for the last few classes and we really like HER! I am seriously looking for him to have a zoom type program to keep him engaged so that I may focus on my work, and Starfire helps!"

"I signed up Thomas to the Scratch Level 2 class on Wednesdays. He loves it! He has been trying to do a lot of programming on his own between classes. He is now asking for more!"

"Ryan had so much fun and you can tell as there were lots of giggles going on.  After the class, Ryan would bring the ipad and show me the program that he worked on during class and giggles go on again."

"I just want to say thank you for the wonderful sessions this summer! Joshua has learnt a lot and especially had so much fun in the classes!"

"My son, Jasper, loves the electrical engineering class. He just finished level 2 and would register for level 3 if it were offered."

"Hanna has been a part of Scratch coding and Math with Starfire and loves them both! My elder daughter is enrolled in computational thinking and enjoys the classes too."