MicroSociety school “Crawfish Bayou” comes to life at The Dufrocq School in Lousisiana, MicroSociety’s only school in the state. “It has a mayor and town council, complete with political campaigns and elections. It has businesses, a bank and its own currency, called crawfish bucks. It has a peacekeeping force, so no running in the halls […]
Category: In The News
MicroSociety School in Austin Receives Praise for Artist Program
A south Austin MicroSociety school will be home to five artists this school year, the first-of-its-kind Village of the Arts program in the district. The artists, representing five different organizations in Austin, will have access to cheap studio space in annex classrooms at Cunningham Elementary School, and in return they’ll provide arts education to students who […]
Sageland MicroSociety Students Put El Paso on The Map
As soon as you step into Sageland MicroSociety Elementary School, you notice the colorful murals created by teachers and you can feel the care and dedication from the school’s faculty and staff as they teach students how to start their own business and manage their money. […]
El Paso, Texas (KTSM): MicroSociety on Display
Students at Sageland Elementary in East El Paso are prepared for the road ahead. […]
MicroSociety Students Learn Real-Life Lessons in Finance
MicroSociety students stood in front of decision-makers that have deployed hundreds of millions of dollars in capital and told them whether they would make the same decisions. […]
Twenty-seven International Fulbright Students Visit MicroSociety
“How many of you studied intellectual property,” Suzanne Downing, MicroSociety’s Regional Director, asked a room full of Fulbright Scholars. A few started to answer. She finished, “when you were in the third grade?” The room erupted in laughter, and any hands that started to go up quickly shot back down. This was just one bright […]
Micro-Night at Red Deer school Thursday
Red Deerians can get a first-hand look at a society run by elementary school students. Read The Story […]
Microsociety: Charter school replicates facets of society, including taxes, banking and more
Hearing third graders talk about taxes, net losses and bank loans is surprising, as is seeing an 11-year-old travel agent or a 5-year-old mail carrier. However, that is just part of everyday life at MicroSociety Academy Charter School. Read The Story […]
King’s Way curriculum challenges students to build society from scratch
It’s mid-afternoon at Knight Nation, a small country off of 78th Street in Vancouver. And despite its apparent isolation, this nation is thriving. Read The Story […]
Kids In Charge: Jobs For The Taking
The ballots were counted. It was a tight race, but there was officially a new mayor at Dalton Intermediate School. Abby sat nervously in the library, awaiting the results. “Congratulations!” her friend Hunter bounded in the door with the good news. “Wait, what?” she said in disbelief. “I won?” “Now the real fun begins,” Mrs. Dee […]