Here is just a small sample of what educators and students have had to say about the North Star Can Do! Workshops.

"Maribeth has a masterful way of reaching students to help them understand their own unique gifts and abilities, as well as those of their classmates and friends."

Elizabeth F. Fales
Associate Project Manager
Biotechnology Works!/Software Evaluation Center
Portland, Maine

"I have tried to talk about disabilities with students before, even to the point of having students do simulations to make them understand how a disability feels like physically, but nothing compares to the impact of Maribeth's workshops."

Theresa LaPlante
Public School Counselor
Jack Elementary School
Portland, Maine

"The thing I liked most was that Maribeth told us all the ways people that had problems could do things, just in different ways."

"Brittany"
4th grade student
Hanson School
Lebanon, Maine

"I learned you can have an ability and not realize it. I use a lot of abilities every day... even to play football."

"John"
5th grade student
Jack Elementary

"I learned that people with disabilities can do many things."

"Heather"
3rd grade student
Skillin Elementary
South Portland, Maine

"Maribeth's workshops were outstanding. She taught many concepts in a very sensitive manner, and she was an excellent example of how disabled individuals can be so successful."

John Thurlow
4th grade Teacher
Small School
South Portland, Maine

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