Angelica Linder loves to make people feel welcome at the Northfield Public Library. But she’s learned during the past five years as the library’s outreach coordinator, and her twenty years of living in Northfield, that the downtown location does not meet the needs of everyone in the community. Getting to the library when it’s open […]

Community school programming is expanding this fall to serve students and families in all three public elementary schools in the Northfield district. Bridgewater and Spring Creek are joining Greenvale Park in offering free out-of-school-time programming for their K-5 students Monday through Thursday, immediately after school until 4:45 p.m., starting Oct. 3. Students can receive homework […]

Starting in early October, Northfield students in grades 6-8 will have the opportunity to participate in an innovative after-school program that boosts foundational academic and life skills through projects and games. ACES (Athletes Committed to Educating Students) will serve up to 50 students, providing project-based curriculum and learning experiences that bring math and social-emotional learning […]

Youth First received national recognition in August for its work in ensuring that Northfield’s young people have their voices heard at local decision-making tables and are actively engaged in civic life. The organization — a partnership between Healthy Community Initiative (HCI), the City of Northfield, and Youthprise, a Minneapolis-based youth development organization — received the […]

Wearing safety glasses and work boots, with a tool belt strapped around his waist, Landen Tuma moved purposefully around the Northfield Area Learning Center’s outdoor work site, located behind the former Longfellow Elementary School. The Northfield tenth-grader was part of a team of students getting paid to learn on the job. The project at hand […]

The Northfield High School auditorium turned into a game show set in May as four seniors competed for money, prizes, and the applause of their classmates. Kurt Halverson, financial literacy education specialist for HomeTown Credit Union, played the role of emcee for “Let’s Master Money,” a fun competition designed to test students’ knowledge of topics […]

Iris Reyes Mijares has driven thousands of miles in the past few years in pursuit of her dream of becoming a law enforcement officer. The Riverland Community College student and 2020 Northfield High School alumna is excited that other students from Northfield and the surrounding area can now benefit from a more convenient local option: […]

More than 50 teachers and staff members from the Northfield Public Schools have signed up for an intensive training that district officials describe as a “game-changer” for teaching early learners how to read. The Minnesota LETRS Science of Reading Professional Learning Courses provide 144 hours of instruction in how to teach reading skills based on […]

All first- and second-grade students in the Northfield Public Schools now have access to reading kits that help them decode words, practice fluency, and master other literacy skills they need to become confident readers. The Collaborative Classroom Curriculum family mastery kits were piloted two years ago with first-graders at Bridgewater Elementary School, using funding through […]

Three Rivers Community Action has announced a new family childcare owner initiative at the Northfield Community Resource Center (NCRC), located at 1651 Jefferson Parkway. Together with partners Healthy Community Initiative, Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, and Families First of Minnesota, Three Rivers is working to address unmet childcare needs in the Northfield community. Using a new […]