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MicroSociety, Inc is a non-profit organization located in Old City, Philadelphia that has been preparing children to compete in the global economy for more than 20 years and is operating in over 300 schools across the United States. The concept of "microsociety" was developed and founded by a Brooklyn teacher, George H. Richmond, in 1967. This concept was founded based on the idea that children need motivation and initiative to attend and stay in school. Richmond then launched MicroSociety, Inc. in 1991.

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rdfs:comment	MicroSociety, Inc is a non-profit organization located in Old City, Philadelphia that has been preparing children to compete in the global economy for more than 20 years and is operating in over 300 schools across the United States. The concept of "microsociety" was developed and founded by a Brooklyn teacher, George H. Richmond, in 1967. This concept was founded based on the idea that children need motivation and initiative to attend and stay in school. Richmond then launched MicroSociety, Inc. in 1991. (en)
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has abstract	MicroSociety, Inc is a non-profit organization located in Old City, Philadelphia that has been preparing children to compete in the global economy for more than 20 years and is operating in over 300 schools across the United States. The concept of "microsociety" was developed and founded by a Brooklyn teacher, George H. Richmond, in 1967. This concept was founded based on the idea that children need motivation and initiative to attend and stay in school. Richmond then launched MicroSociety, Inc. in 1991. MicroSociety specializes in creating learning environments in grades K-12 which allows students to apply classroom knowledge to a real-world setting.The MicroSociety Learning Environment offers students authentic, hands-on learning through the creation and experience of dynamic miniature societies, reinforced by educators with classroom curricula. The organization provides curriculum, professional development, and coaching to teachers involved in the educational program. Currently, there are around 250,000 students and graduates of MicroSociety. This includes school wide, partial school, after school, summer camp, and some classroom programs. MicroSociety is operating in more than 40 states and 6 countries including the U.S. MicroSociety was named one of the two best educational programs for elementary schools in The Best Schools by Thomas Armstrong. MicroSociety has been featured in TIME, Newsweek, FAST Company, Edutopia, Family Life, The World and I, TEACHER, Redbook, Sesame Street's Kid City, Harvard's ED. Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Education Week, and Barron's 1100 Words You Need To Know. Segments have appeared on CNN, ABC, and CBS. MicroSociety has been the subject of several documentaries on PBS and the Discovery Channel has won several national awards and been the subject of numerous books. (en)
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