By the teachers of Chocachatti: Ja’Oni K., Michaela S., Brianna A., Kaylee C., Chloe N., Kylee P., and Mia D. Chocachatti students at Crafty Cooks run the show! From the moment they walk in, they get their supplies, check their work station, listen for their student secretary to take attendance and discuss the menu […]
Category: Kids in Charge Stories
Kids In Charge: Planting a Promise
“Can you believe school’s over in two weeks?” Mikayla’s friend Mario asked. Mikayla nodded. Of course, she knew this. Or did she? Suddenly, her eyes widened. She’d been so busy helping to plan and oversee end-of-the-year activities for Micro, she hadn’t really had a chance to stop and think about the end of the year itself! “What’s […]
Kids In Charge: A Flash of 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: My Way or the Highway Part 2
“What will we use to mark the lines? It’s carpet so we can’t do tape or paint, we’ll get in trouble.” “How will we deal with the lockers?” “What if people start walking the wrong way? Do we fine them?” “Should we do this in the whole school, or just in the main hallway?” […]
Kids In Charge: A Case of Peer Pressure
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.” Reluctantly, Darrell […]
Kids In Charge: The Spaghetti Dinner – A Real Pressure Cooker
“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 get ready for the spaghetti […]
Kids In Charge: Operation Sandbox
It all started when a presidential debate sparked in the classroom at one MicroSociety school. One outspoken student citizen stood up and asked, “What do y’all think about building a sandbox on the playground?” “Yeah!” the others cheered. And therein lie the beginnings of what would forever become known as Operation Sandbox. Lauren and Sean, […]
Kids In Charge: My Way or the Highway
“What will we use to mark the lines? It’s carpet so we can’t do tape or paint, we’ll get in trouble.” “How will we deal with the lockers?” “What if people start walking the wrong way? Do we fine them?” “Should we do this in the whole school, or just in the main hallway?” He […]
Kids In Charge: Enjoy The Show
Bryan sighed as Mrs. Brown placed the paper on his desk. As he glanced up, he saw a big scribble at the top in his teacher’s favorite purple pen. He read it aloud quietly: “Please see me.” His friend Gunnar leaned over to tease him. “Uh oh, you’re in trouuuble.” Bryan just […]
Kids In Charge: Behind The Scenes
*Click* Stanley turned off the TV “Well folks, what do you think?” Stanley was addressing his staff. All the employees at the 21st Century Digital Media Center sat huddled around the television screen watching their latest news interviews. The pint-sized news crew was getting ready to film the upcoming Micro-Night. They decided to […]