Helping you Achieve your Goals
with Confidence
Northstar Achievement Pathways offers two distinct services: individualized educational support for students from elementary school through graduate school, and Life Histories & Legacy Messages for individuals and families who want to preserve meaningful experiences, values, memories, and family history.
Both are grounded in helping each person build on their strengths, find and express their voice, and communicate what matters most to them.
Explore the path that's right for you
educational support
Executive Function Skills
Planning, organization, time management, prioritization, focus, task initiation, and follow-through.
Research, writing & Learning Strategies
Communication & Self Advocacy
life histories & legacy messages
Through thoughtful interviews and guided conversations, I help individuals, families, and communities preserve meaningful experiences, family history, memories, and legacy messages. Projects may include recorded interviews, edited videos, transcripts, digital archives, and personal keepsakes, all created to reflect your voice and what matters to you.
Building confidence to communicate effectively, express your ideas, experiences, and perspective, ask for what you need, and develop strategies for navigating setbacks and moving forward.
About NORTHSTAR
Northstar Achievement Pathways was founded on a simple belief: people thrive when given individualized support, opportunities to build on their strengths, and the tools to express what matters to them.
For students of all ages, this means practical, individualized support to build skills, pursue goals, express their ideas, experiences, and perspectives, and navigate challenges. For individuals, families, and communities, it can mean preserving meaningful experiences, family history, memories, and legacy messages.
Meet DR. LORIE ZACKIN
Dr. Lorie Zackin is an educator, historian, and oral history interviewer with more than 30 years of experience in education, history, writing, and research. Her work reflects a deep interest in how people learn, communicate, make meaning from their experiences, and grow through challenge, and she brings a practical, thoughtful, and highly individualized approach to each person she works with.
