Hello, Parents & Students.
I understand how there has been a serious interruption to the progress of your Online Driver Education with the acquisition of NorthStar. However, I'm committed to complete your remaining classes online THIS MONTH as I endeavor to bring Federal Way's NorthStar to a close.
This doesn't mean students have to finish ALL of Drivers' ED this month, it merely follows that we will get ALL the Class work done (in Zoom meetings), and then students will go to my remaining NorthStar branch in Federal Way (right across from Federal Way High School) to take and PASS the FINAL. After passage of the test, I will conduct another test for students needing the State DOL Knowlege Exam. This is the so-called "permit" test that everyone must pass to earn one's driver license.
To help you all, I will spend a couple times in the Zoom meetings showing you how to study for test, AND offer you some practice tests.
The remaining 6 behind-the-wheel driving lessons will be conducted by myself and a couple of my NorthStar instructors, but under the auspices of Freedom Driving School, who is committed to seeing everyone through with Drivers ED before summer. Yeah, they are that big and have many more instructors that will conduct drive lessons at BOTH locations--Auburn and Federal Way.
HERE'S the SCHEDULE for ONLINE DRIVERS ED: Tuesdays-Fridays
April 14, 15, 16, 17 5-7pm
21, 22, 23, 24 5-7pm
28, 29, 30 5-7pm FINAL TEST IN PERSON
SCHEDULE for In-Person KNOWLEDGE EXAMS: Mondays and By Appointment
April 13, 20, 27 6-8pm or by appt.
Email Preacher@NstarDriving.com with the Subject Heading: Finishing Drivers ED Online
In the state of Washington, failure to drive without a license is an RCW infraction which can result in a $250 fine.
Failure to respond to a ticket or to a court date can result in even more fines and a license suspension!
We want to help you avoid these situations and encourage your responsibility as a confident and secure driver, so we exercise a No-Show Fee system, to help prepare you for moving violations and their penalties as well as to encourage you to be a responsible person.
To avoid No Show Fees be sure to: bring a valid permit to all drives, cancel drive appointments at least 24 hours ahead of time, and arrive on time.
Use the PDF to work on your Class packets and study material! This one is also the best way to study for the Knowledge Exam for now.
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Effective April 1, 2026, All NorthStar classes are cancelled. Student drive lessons will continue from the Federal Way location throughout the month of April especially concentrating on those students needing only 1 to 3 lessons to finish up Drivers ED. NorthStar has arranged for student account balances to transfer to Freedom Driving School. Freedom will facilitate the transfer of all NorthStar students and their records, and will assist in completing their Drivers ED.
Please, be patient as we are working with each student's family one on one to smooth out this transition.