Demystifying Website Creation for Microschools: Tips and Recommendations

Starting a business, especially a microschool, can be a daunting task, and one of the first things that comes to mind is creating a website. Even for a well-versed millennial like myself, the idea can be overwhelming. However, I want to remind you that creating a website is doable, as I’ve learned through my personal…

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Mist Bubble Madness: A STEAM Activity for Children of All Ages!

For all the STEAM enthusiasts out there here is a fun device you can make to use with children of all ages at events and in your schools/learning groups. Add picture This is a mist bubble maker that I built. I got the idea from Steve Spangler. With the addition of a portable battery, I…

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I AM My School

So it’s March 2016, 18 children are inaugurating the school on our very first day of school.  The press is there, the television, the radio, the local newspaper. It is an event.  We are interviewed. We are proud, and we are enthusiastic. We went through so many difficulties with ease. Finding a place, bringing it…

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Circadian Rise Podcast

Tamika Francois obtained a masters degree in Speech and Language Pathology from Hofstra University. She has worked in various educational institutions from elementary to high school. She enjoys reading, bullet journaling, writing postcards, traveling and spending time with her family and friends.  She made a decision to start a microschool to meet the needs of…

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Learning to Be Free

There is something magical about creating a democratic school. What if everything we force children to learn passively, they were able to learn it through their own natural impulses? What if they were able to learn everything they needed to flourish by freely exploring their interests? This has been going on for decades in schools…

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Teaching Beyond the Classroom: My Adventures as a Public Speaker

I left the classroom but did not leave teaching. I have always had the passion to teach any age and anything. If I can share a personal experience or an educational concept I’m going to do it!  My second year teaching I was given the opportunity to attend the ASCD pre-K and kindergarten conference. Myself…

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Funding Sources – Grant Opportunities

Whenever you begin a business you assume the risk of losing money. Not because you are irresponsible but because you must be your first investor. This is your vision, your dream, your business. No one owes you anything, however, we all know that help financially is greatly appreciated and needed. Your first line of financial…

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West Virginia Definition of Microschool

West Virginia was the first state to put a definition for microschool on the books in 2022, but what does that mean?  In the bill passed in West Virginia, states that “Microschool” means a school initiated by one or more teachers or an entity created to operate a school that charges tuition for the students…

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