Students at Sageland Elementary in East El Paso are prepared for the road ahead. […]
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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 […]
Kids In Charge: A Flash Success
“We need more customers,” Luis lamented, leaning his chin on his hand. “Why doesn’t anyone want to come and dance?” The Exercise Studio was slower than usual that week, and as the new manager, Luis was nervous it would reflect poorly on his own performance. “We need to do something to get everyone’s attention,” his […]
Kids In Charge The Step Up Surprise
On day twenty-seven of her Presidency, Kiara was faced with her first crisis. “Someone is drawing all over our posters!” the bakery manager complained. “Ours, too!” the movie theater manager exclaimed. Kiara examined the artwork. “It’s actually really good drawings,” she said. “Not anything bad, but it’s not fair for this person to draw on […]
San Diego Coastkeeper Offers Lessons For Students, Teachers
On a recent school day, third-graders at Joyner Elementary School in City Heights sat on blankets covered in dried beans like you’d buy at a supermarket. They tried to pick up as many as they could in 15 seconds using two fingers. The exercise was meant to simulate a dolphin snatching fish out of the […]