Discovery Charter School

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Nicholas Fortin is a seventh grader at Discovery Charter School and was born and raised in the region. He’s best recognized for his writing in the school newspaper, and he also writes for nwindianalife.com as a Ideas in Motion Media...

Years ago, Annette Hansen and her son stopped by the Chellberg Farm in Porter to see the animals. There were pigs to pet, cows to moo with, and chickens to peck and poke. “Oh we had such a good time there!” Hansen recalled. Due to a lack of...

In early 2016, the Field Station Cooperative lost a very special family member. In honor of teacher Liz Scott’s memory, the staff of the preschool has decided to fund a scholarship to help another member of the Field Station family attend college....

Northwest Indiana. This little region is IN the middle of the U.S. It is IN between Chicago and Michigan. It is IN an area that has 40 miles of coastline, the INdiana Dunes State Park, INdustrial companies, and INcludes a lot of cool people. Jenny...

She helped save a school, and in the process created an entirely new style of education for northwest Indiana children. Laurie Metz is the director of the Chesterton based Field Station Cooperative and the Board President for the Discovery Charter...