Gathered around the table for their weekly business meeting, the employees of Scottie Glee-ater, the entertainment venture in Sageland Elementary’s MicroSociety, were facing their first financial crisis. Their annual loan packet was due to the credit union in an hour and they were more than just a few Micro dollars short. “Look, we need […]
At the stroke of midnight on the first of January, the brilliant Times Square ball descends, signifying the birth of a new year, a time to renew, reinvent, and reenergize. As the confetti swirls through the air, there’s something else afloat with it–Hope. Hope that no matter how fulfilling last year was, the year ahead […]
Jeremiah was a bully. And he knew it. The fiery look in his eye proved it. Everyone was always telling him that he was “so mean”. Mean. Mean. Mean. It’s all he heard. He didn’t try to be. But their words reminded him that he had to live up to the label. […]
Somebody at the Imagine Penn Hills Post Office had helped themselves to a five finger discount. They had a burglar, a thief, a regular sticky-fingers, in their midst. However you said it, the situation was the same and money was missing!“Uh oh,” declared Lily, the 2nd grade manager of the Postal Agency, […]
Count Me In Kiana used to like the beauty shop way better than school. Her mother’s weekly appointments were always the highlight of her week. She much preferred counting the minutes pass by on the shop’s clock than she did counting the angles and sides in one of those quadrangle-thingies in […]
Billy, a wiry 3rd grader had done the unthinkable. After brushing the leftover crumbs from his stained shirt to the floor, he said the word “stupid” to a grown-up. And not just any grown-up. The President and co-founder of MicroSociety. In a business meeting, no less. One would have thought that the air had been let […]
We asked. You answered. And now for the results. Last week we sent out a survey inviting your feedback and suggestions for communications coming from MicroSociety, Inc. Your voice matters to our organization, and to prove it, we plan on using that data to inform our Kids In Charge campaign in the days, weeks, and […]
“That’s a really cool thingy, Corey. What is it?” asked Sara. “It’s a paperweight,” he answered. “It’s five dollars.” Sara examined the fascinating seashell, her mind already made up. She seemed to take a special liking to Corey too. Her eyes lit up when he spoke to her. She had no idea he was autistic, […]
Inspiration can come from the funniest of places. For Sabina, it was raisins. “Ms. DeMarco,” Sabina looked earnestly to her kindergarten teacher, “Do you remember those costumes we used for last month’s play, Heard it Through the Grapevine? Could I rent them from you?” Before Ms. DeMarco could even reply, out from Sabina’s duct tape wallet […]
Charging a teacher with theft was a MicroSociety first. And Rex knew he had to be on his “A Game.” Before knocking on the classroom door, the C.G. McDonough City Magnet School 2nd grader straightened his Peace Keeper badge, smoothed his collar, and cleared his throat. He was on official business after all and wanted […]