Why Creating a Microschool isn’t as Daunting as you Might Think

(From Stand Together) - These founders thought creating a microschool was impossible — until they started asking for help. 

Onward Learning in Martin, South Dakota, and Wonder Academy NWI in Crown Point, Indiana, are independent microschools, which are typically smaller, relationship-driven, and highly adaptable. 

“Independent microschools can be anything — from meeting in a private home, a church annex, or a forest school,” said Don Soifer of the National Microschooling Center. “They are small, relationship-based schools. The beautiful thing is that you can truly build them around the relationships and the needs of the particular learners and families that you’re serving.”

Like many would-be microschool founders, Fairhead, Halloran, and their cofounders were frustrated with the traditional school system for various reasons. While only some came from educational backgrounds, they were all parents deeply invested in their own children’s learning journeys.

So, how did they — and thousands of other microschool founders across the country — go from being frustrated parents and professionals to microschool founders?

“The National Microschooling Center partners with prospective founders to help them with every step of the launch process, at no cost to microschools,” said Soifer.

Read the full article online here at Stand Together.