Rise of the microschool: Small, student-centered learning spaces take off – By Jackie Valley (CS Monitor) / Aug 14, 2023
In the back room of a Jewish temple, the kids are running the show.
It’s just after 6 p.m. on a Thursday, and the learners at Life Skills Academy have invited their parents to take a seat. Board games and video games – made by the older children – await the visitors, who, for the next hour, will try them out.
As her classmate gives the go-ahead, 7-year-old Freya Rollinson leads her father and younger brother to a corner. Her exuberant giggles punctuate the directions she’s trying to explain. She says the goal of the game, which features square blocks designated as creatures such as a dog, snake, and unicorn, is to “try not to get tricked.”
“What made you pick all these?” her father, Piers Rollinson, asks.
