What Is It?
MicroSociety is an educational approach in which a portion of the school day becomes a student-run miniature society, enhancing academics with real life application and problem solving. The society sets a foundation for leadership, entrepreneurship, and creativity and provides a context to motivate students to improve their academics in order to succeed.
Proven Model
MSI has a 25-year track record supporting 120 sites annually across the United States and sites in 5 countries and has proven successful with every segment of the population, impacting the lives of 300,000 children and youth.
The Micro ModelSchools and Diversity
Our students come from many diverse backgrounds with 33% being Hispanic, 31% African American, 29% Caucasian and 7% representing other ethnic groups.
60% of our schools are non-charter, non-magnet, and non-private schools located in 66% urban, 19% rural, and 15% suburban geographic regions.
62% of students served are in elementary schools and 38% are secondary. On average, 72% of all MicroSociety sites are implementing the whole school model and 28% are implementing the after-school curriculum.
Dive Into a SchoolResults
Growth in the number of students from minority backgrounds is putting enormous pressure on our schools to improve achievement while accelerating cultural cohesion. In this context, nothing speeds language learning like necessity and immersion in the activities of daily life. MicroSociety learners outscore their peers in comparison studies.
See the ResultsFeatured School of the Month
Eagle Charter School
EAGLE Charter is a state-sponsored K-5 elementary school in Salem, Oregon with a 145 students across six grades and the Board has every intention of staying small. Voted Best of Mid-Valley for local charter schools, leadership and staff see no reason to change and although the lottery application process is open to all residents of Oregon and the school boasts quite a waiting list, entrance is limited to 24 students for the incoming Kindergarten class and few openings in other grades. This is good news for Eagle Charter families. Staying small provides their children a strong sense of community and indeed, the entire point of this particular school is to bring a sense of family to its learning environment. That means being clever, focused and efficient with limited resources. Located on the campus of the Oregon School for the Deaf allows the school to share security, food services and the beautiful grounds of a larger educational environment.
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Carolynn King-Richmond
President and CEO
cking@microsociety.org
(215) 922-4006
Chris Bozzone
Director of School Partnerships and Community Relations
cbozzone@microsociety.org
(215) 922-4006 ext. 100
Pam Coad
Vice President, Program
pcoad@microsociety.org
(215) 407-5437
Suzanne Downing
Regional Director
sdowning@microsociety.org
(215)-922-4006
Riva Richmond
Content Director
rrichmond@microsociety.org
(215)-922-4006
Robyn Pancoast
Communications Guru
rpancoast@microsociety.org
(215)-922-4006
Veronica Keenan
Program Assistant and Office Manager
vkeenan@microsociety.org
(215) 922-4006 ext. 150
Francie Summers
Regional Director
fsummers@microsociety.org
(215) 922-4006
Milt Williams
Executive Director, Canada
microsociety.canada@gmail.com
Sandi Williams
Chief of Operations and Strategic Partnerships
swilliams@microsociety.org
(215) 922-4006 ext. 160
Donna Wilson
Senior Adviser, Teaching & Learning
dwilson@microsociety.org
(215) 290-5437
Laura Mejia
Executive Director, South America
microsociety@sjc.edu.co
Marcos Navos
Technology Specialist
mrnavasuc@gmail.com
Katie Kaleita
Media Guru
kidsincharge@microsociety.org
(215)-922-4006
Belief Statement
We believe in the power of kids and in their potential to do extraordinary things so much so that we challenge the status quo about who they are, what they can do, and how and from whom they learn. We help young people create their own world inside school and turn over the reins for them to manage it. We encourage them to design and manufacture products, sell them in their own marketplace of ideas, write and enforce their own laws, and along the way to grapple with the moral and ethical challenges that arise. Through the MicroSociety system, students learn the value and utility of their curriculum while making sense of their world.