Follow Your North Star

Hosted by Paul and Peter H. Reynolds

Start the new year by making space to listen, imagine, and choose your next direction.

Inspired by Peter H. Reynolds’s beloved book The North Star, this special two-day Creative Compass Retreat invites you to pause and reflect:

• Where have I been?

• Where am I now?

• Where am I going?

• Where do I WANT to be going?  

Join Peter and Paul H. Reynolds for a joyful Friday night gathering and a full Saturday of stories, conversation, creative activities, and thoughtful reflection. Together, we’ll explore the idea that there isn’t just one right road—and that the most meaningful journey begins when we pay attention to our own curiosity, values, and hopes.

You’ll leave with fresh inspiration, practical creative tools, and your own North Star map: a way to capture what’s guiding you and the possibilities you want to follow into the year ahead.

Your retreat experience includes:

    •    A Friday night New Year’s party to kick off the weekend

    •    A full day of Creative Compass activities on Saturday

    •    Storytelling and inspiration with Peter & Paul H. Reynolds

    •    A signed The North Star art print

    •    A North Star mapping reproducible to use for your own reflection or with a classroom, team, or community

For educators, librarians, writers, and anyone ready to reconnect with their creative spirit, this is a chance to slow down, find your bearings, and begin the year with intention.

January 22–23, 2027 · Dedham Square

Trust your instincts. Follow your star. Begin your next adventure.

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