National Microschooling Center's Thursday Bulletin

Hello Microschooling Community!

Good morning from Mississippi, the latest stop in the Center’s Training Workshops Tour, and we’re a long way from slowing down! Our team has been traveling to grow the microschooling movement since May and we aren’t slowing down anytime soon! From Navigating New Horizons in Florida to a standing-room-only workshops in Arkansas to AERO in New Hampshire, we are supporting founders to launch, lead and thrive in a state near you!

Today Don, Ashley and Katie are gearing up for our full-day training in Jackson Mississippi tomorrow! Meanwhile, preparations are underway in Atlanta for our July 11 training workshop there with Don, Ashley and Tiffany!

Looking for a chance to connect with the Center? Check out our events to see if we are headed to a state near you. Interested in bringing the Center to your community? Reach out to Ashley Soifer at ashley@microschoolingcenter.org to learn more about our trainings, sessions and workshops!

In this edition, Nonacademic learning the new top student outcome for prelaunch microschool founders, how Black-led microschools fit into this country’s powerful education history where the first forms of school choice were created by Black and brown families, and an interview on the One Good Day Podcast, plus reintroducing Bloomy, Center trainings and all the events you’ve been looking for!

Microschool Founders Prioritize Nonacademic Learning

For the first time, new prelaunch microschool founders indicated that growth in nonacademic learning ranks as their top priority among desired student outcomes for their microschool, writes Don Soifer in his latest article. Academic mastery/proficiency runs a close second, followed by academic growth? What is nonacademic learning, exactly? And how do its many different forms look across today’s microschool movement? Read and find out.

Black-led Microschools and Their Crucial Foundations in American Educational History

“The history of Black-led education in the U.S. is not a history of waiting for systems to change,” writes Tiffany Blassingame in her new article, “The Roots of Resistance: A History of Black Schools in America,” for NMC. “it is a history of building something better in the face of laws, violence, and exclusion. That history stretches from the hidden schoolrooms of the antebellum South to the microschools across the country today….. The history of Black schools is the foundation, and the work of reimagining education is far from over.” You can read the full article here.

Ashley Soifer on One Good Idea Podcast

Our own Ashley Soifer was thrilled to join Peter Franzen from Missouri’s CEAM on the One Good Idea Podcast! Take a listen to learn more about the microschooling movement including What makes a microschool different from traditional schools, How microschools emerged as a national movement, Why many educators are leaving traditional systems to start microschools, The growth of microschooling in rural communities and high school education and what scale looks like for microschool founders.

The Training Institute

Have you gone through a training at the National Microschooling Center’s Training Institute? This is the nation’s most popular, fastest-growing, highest rated training program for microschools. The National Microschooling Center has helped more founders launch than any other organization in the country and we want to help you! Our trainings are completely free and are open to the public. These trainings are designed for both prelaunch and currently operating founders, along with microschool facilitators, leaders and guides. 

Access Point: All the Need-to-Know info about Learning Tools and Providers

Correction: Introducing Bloomy!

Last week we shared information about a new NMC Partnership Provider, but the link we included was incorrect. We're re-introducing Bloomy, a mastery-based English Language Arts platform for grades 4-12. Special pricing is available for Center members. Make sure you check out Bloomy in Access Point and on their website, and reach out for an introduction!

Virtual Provider Resource Fair

Looking for new resources or curriculum for the upcoming school year? Curious about the Providers engaged in the Partnership Provider Program (P3)? Now is the perfect chance to learn more! Join us for our first Virtual P3 Provider Resource Fair on July 1, 2026, at 4:00pm PT/7:00pm ET! At this event, interact with the founders, creators, and staff from Miacademy, Empowered, Insurance Canopy, Prism, and Bloomy. You'll learn about products and discover new, exciting resources. This event is open to the public. While most P3 providers offer discounts to Center members, any microschool founder is welcome to attend. Register here, and mark your calendar!

Summer Training Tour Cont...

Mississippi

Thursday, June 26th, 10am-3pm

Full-day Microschooling Workshop!

The workshop is full, join the waitlist here!

Georgia

Saturday, July 11th, 10am-3pm 

Full-day Microschooling Workshop!

The workshop is full, join the waitlist here!

Events You Need to Know About

Take a look for virtual trainings, conferences, local meetups and more!

Register for any event here!

Center Meetings & Office Hours

Virtual Office Hours, Prelaunch Founders Focused Meeting: Thursday, June 25th | 3pm PT/6pm ET

Join us for a monthly session centering on the needs and questions of pre-launch microschools. Whereas our other monthly meetings are open-ended, these meetings will have set topics that will kick off our discussions. The topics are as follows:

June: Admissions

Register here!

Virtual: National Microschooling Center: Sneak Peak: Monday, July 6th | 4pm PT/7pm ET

Whether you are currently operating, planning to launch, or dreaming of launching in a year or two, the National Microschooling Center is here to provide you with the support and resources you need to succeed - not to mention the invaluable community of fellow founders. Join our Zoom with Dr. Erin Flynn to hear everything we have to offer you!

Register here!

Center Regional Meetings

Virtual Texas Microschools Zoom Meetup: Wednesday, July 1st | 3pm PT/6pm ET

Join to learn more about how to access Google and devices via Educational Collaborators as a Center member.

Join via HeartBeat!

Center Member's Only Cohorts

Virtual It All Begins with a Vision: Thursday, June 25th | 4pm PT/7pm ET

This cohort is for Center members only, please join HeartBeat (the Member platform) to learn more!

Center Access Point Informational Events

Virtual Resource Fair: Wednesday, July 1st | 4pm PT/7pm ET

Looking for new resources or curriculum for the upcoming school year? Curious about the Providers engaged in the Partnership Provider Program (P3)? Now is the perfect chance to learn more! Join us for our first Virtual P3 Provider Resource Fair on July 1, 2026, at 4:00pm PT/7:00pm ET! At this event, interact with the founders, creators, and staff from Miacademy, Empowered, Insurance Canopy, Prism, and Bloomy. You'll learn about products and discover new, exciting resources. This event is open to the public. While most P3 providers offer discounts to Center members, any microschool founder is welcome to attend. Register here, and mark your calendar!

Have a question? Want to share an idea or resource? We love hearing from you, reach out any time!

Ashley & Don Soifer 

and the team of the National Microschooling Center

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