Continuum Center presents: “True North: Science, Streets, and Skating Rinks of Optimism”
Capri Rental
- This event has passed.
In the 2013-14 basketball season the Minneapolis North High Polars went from worst to first in the city, and became state champions in 2016.
From classrooms and living rooms to basketball courts and ice rinks, “True North” is a story of possibility over probability, of quantum leaps, and transforming reality, from the inside out.
Doors open at 5:30 | Program at 6:30 | Q & A at 7:45 | Reception following.
More: The film “True North” follows the journey of the Minneapolis North High Polars basketball team starting in late November 2013, when the team was in last place in the city. At the same time Minneapolis Public Schools had tried to shut North High down because of their 35% graduation rate, and because there were only 165 students in the entire school.
Then, the team’s new head coach, Larry McKenzie, invited Jane Barrash onboard as the vision, focus and mindset development coach, with a program to help the players access the proverbial other 90% of brain/mind capacity for sports, academics, and life.
Covering 8 years, “True North” follows the players as they become state champions, and then after high school, also highlighting a couple of Polars in particular (the younger brother a senior and Polar captain by the end of the film) in a family that’s a pillar of North Minneapolis and North High, and a skating show featuring Polars on the ice with an Edina synchronized skating team.
“True North” is all about optimism, interconnectedness, and creating a new universe of possibility! Join us!
