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MicroSociety Inc. Awarded $300,000 American Student Assistance Grant to Advance Career-Connected Learning for Low-Income Middle School Students
March 31st, 2025
MicroSociety Inc. (MSI) is proud to partner with American Student Assistance® (ASA), a national nonprofit at the forefront of changing the way kids learn about careers and prepare for their futures, to ensure that low-income middle school students gain the career exposure and durable skills they need to thrive in an evolving workforce. With this new three-year initiative, funded by a $300,000 grant from ASA, MSI will transform its career-connected learning to include high-growth opportunities in technology, engineering, law, public service, and finance while also building the critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills employers say are essential for success.
Carolynn King Richmond to speak at ASU+GSV Summit, April 8, 2025
March 10th, 2025
CEO Carolynn King Richmond will speak at the ASU+GSV Summit on a panel with American Student Assistance on "Reimagining Durable Skills Development for Middle School Youth." Join us on Tuesday, April 8th from 3:00 - 3:40PM at the San Diego Convention Center to explore how we can better prepare tomorrow's workforce.
MicroSociety making mega-impact on Red Deer students for 15 years
September 23rd, 2024
The Aspen Heights Elementary School MicroSociety is entering full-swing after citizens and their elected government representatives all took oaths of good faith, and were ceremoniously sworn into office by the Honourable Judge Jim Mitchell on September 23. MicroSociety has been running for 15 years at the school, and Mitchell has been swearing its officials since the very beginning.
PRESS RELEASE: MicroSociety Inc. Awarded Grant From Richard King Mellon Foundation to Expand Innovative Education Program in Pittsburgh
July 24th, 2024
MicroSociety Inc. (MSI) is excited to announce that it has been awarded a generous grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to expand its innovative educational model to two new schools in the Pittsburgh area. This grant will support the implementation of the MicroSociety model, including its new digital platform, at Founders’ Hall Middle School in McKeesport and Urban Pathways K-5 College Charter School in downtown Pittsburgh.
‘SMARTLAND’: Charter school hosts inauguration ceremony for MicroSociety
April 12th, 2024
The students at Instant Impact Global Preparatory Charter School in Natchez, Mississippi, have built a MicroSociety called “Smartland” and on Tuesday inaugurated its presidents, mayors, judge, police and peacekeepers.