Maria Corse (pronouns: she/her) is a seasoned facilitator, mentor, and self-directed educational consultant with twenty-two years of experience in alternative educational settings. Determined to provide a safe, non-coercive, self-directed learning option in Northern New York where she can support young people to follow their interests and choose their own unique paths, Maria founded Deep Root Center in January 2014.

Maria firmly believes that learning is an individual pursuit - driven by curiosity, interests, and aspirations. And, within that, education is a collaboration, which includes a supportive community, mentorship, mutual respect, trust, deep conversations, questions, hands-on experimentation, and playfulness.