La Petite École qui regarde la montagne

La Petite Ecole qui regarde la montagne is a microschool nestled in the heart of New Caledonia. This is the story of its birth and rebirth. My name is Bertille, a 39-year-old mother of four, and a firm believer in the magic of childhood. I live on a small subtropical french island in the middle…

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What is a Micro-School?

what is a micro-school?

Hi there, it’s Mara Linaberger from the Micro-school Builder’s Guide to building the school of your dreams in less than a year without sacrificing your salary or your sanity, and The Micro-school builder’s handbook. Well I get so many questions from you about micro -schools. So many in fact that I’ve decided to do a…

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What Should I Charge for Tuition?

What should I charge for tuition?

Hi There! Its Mara Linaberger, creator of the Micro-school Builder’s 9-step guide to building the school of your dreams in less than a year without sacrificing your salary or sanity. This is the next video in our series that tackles your questions about building micro-schools. Today’s comes from the fifth step on the 9-step guide…

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Microschool District Summit

This event was hosted at the Castle in Maryland run by the Good Knight Child Empowerment Network. It brought together these microschools, their students, and their families. Time was spent meeting and collaborating with members that we had only seen on Zoom. As part of the event we took time to learn about the Castle…

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Individual Journey to and Through Microschool Builders

I came into teaching to change the world, don’t we all? No but for real, my journey to becoming an educator was very rough. Not because of the college class work or the difficult balance of work and a degree but the state testing that has capped and stopped so many from becoming educators today.…

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Don’t Be Afraid of Science

Teaching science in a microschool tips for those that don’t feel confident in their understanding of science As a preface for this piece, I was a middle school science teacher in the public school system for 10 years. Then and now, I find that there is almost a mysticism around science. I want to help…

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It Can Take Time: Community Building and Microschools

This was my second year offering STEM activities in the summer for all ages at the local park. Last year, I held the event in hopes of setting the stage for students to come to my school. I only had two students sign up, and I did not have any students sign up for the…

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