Being bipolar, it was expected for kindergartener Jace’s mood to swing. Meltdowns and temper tantrums weren’t uncommon. However, no one including Mrs. Sumter, the principal, at his Las Vegas MicroSociety school, expected him to take a swing at a pregnant teacher. Now, Jace sat in Mrs. Sumter’s office, after a long talk about expectations and…
“This June, I’m going to buy this business from my teacher,” Serge proudly informed the school board member at Bring Your Parent to Work Night, Barkley MicroSociety Magnet School’s annual fundraiser. He glanced over at his father to see if he was listening, as he hatched his master plan. A year ago, networking wasn’t…
All it took was ants, marching through the MicroSociety Munchroom at Maximo Elementary for kindergartner Marisa Fountanez to hatch a vision; a business devoted to bugs. The shrieked “EWW’s!” of her fellow diners, as the ants made their way across the lunchroom floor just plain annoyed her. No one understood bugs…all they knew was…
The line at Bank of Keels was ridiculously long. MicroSociety students had places to go, things to do, people to see. Waiting for an available teller was a real waste of time. Fifth grader, Elijah Sims, decided to take matters in his own hands. While he couldn’t change the lines, he could change the lives…
Cameron needed more employees, but no one wanted to work for him. He was too bossy. Sunday was Mother’s Day, and business was booming. A huge batch of greeting cards had to get out and Sweet Notes Greetings never missed a deadline. Cameron made sure of that. He didn’t think of it as bossy,…
Yevan Turner used to doodle all over his wooden desk in black Sharpie. He stayed after school to scrub it off, more times than he could count on his two hands. Now, he sits in a corner office. Well, the corner of his classroom to be exact. Yevan is finishing up…
Darrell wiped his sweaty palms on his pants and reached inside his pocket for his crumbled closing argument. He was on trial for theft by deception. Rewind. Just over a week ago, he wrote his first bad check. “They’ll never know the difference,” his friend Ramon bragged, “I do it all the time.”…
“I’m experimenting with substitution.” Yinka winks. She’s about to reveal her secret ingredient for a chicken tarragon salad sandwich. “Yogurt instead of mayonnaise! That’s the trick.” She dips her finger into the yogurt. “It’s just healthier… and oh so delicious.” It’s great being executive chef, she decides. But enough with the kitchen experiments. Time to…
“We’ll be adding landscaping next,” announced Andrew. The second grade architect barely took his eyes off his latest LEGO® design. These 3rd and 4th graders take playing with LEGOs to a whole new level. It’s just one facet of Visionary Architecture, a business venture at Eugenio Maria de Hostos MicroSociety School. How do…
Hi everyone! My name is Hugo and I am from Baton Rouge, LA. Guess what kind of cool job I have at my MicroSociety school? I am the Banker. That is a really important job for a five year old like me. I want to tell you the story of how I got to be…