THE MIQUON SCHOOL

HISTORY: THE MIQUON SCHOOL WAS FOUNDED IN 1932 BY TWO MOTHERS, DISILLUSIONED WITH THEIR OWN TRADITIONAL EDUCATION, WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION MODEL CAPTURED BETTER THE CURIOSITY, ABILITIES, AND POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH WITHIN EACH CHILD. FROM ITS 'ONE-ROOM' BEGINNINGS IN THE OLD FARMHOUSE THAT NOW SERVES AS THE OFFICE BUILDING, THE SCHOOL GREW STEADILY. HOWEVER MIQUON INTENTIONALLY REMAINS A SMALL SCHOOL WITH AN ENROLLMENT OF 140-150 STUDENTS, WHICH HELPS TO FOSTER THE CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS THAT PROMOTE EFFECTIVE LEARNING AND TEACHING. ENVIRONMENT: LOCATED ON A 10-ACRE CAMPUS IN A WOODED VALLEY JUST ABOVE THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER IN WHITEMARSH TOWNSHIP, MIQUON'S LAND AND ITS POPULAR CREEK HAVE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE SINCE THE SCHOOL'S FOUNDING. WE TREASURE OUR UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT, AND AS PART OF A LESSON OR A SOURCE OF PLAYFUL REVELATION, NATURE WAVES ITS WAY INTO EVERY CHILD'S EXPERIENCE. AFFILIATION: INDEPENDENT, NONSECTARIANACCREDITATION: PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS (PAIS)MEMBERSHIPS: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS (NAIS) AND ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE VALLEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS (ADVIS)AGE RANGE: AGES 3-12, NURSERY THROUGH 6TH GRADESTUDENT ENROLLMENT (% STUDENTS OF COLOR): 150 (31%) TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF: PRINCIPAL 16 CLASSROOM TEACHERS ART, MUSIC, SPANISH, SCIENCE, PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, LIBRARIAN, COORDINATORS FOR CURRICULUM, IMAGINATIVE INQUIRY, GRADE BANDS, LANGUAGE ARTS, AND OTHER LEARNING SUPPORT, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST, BEHAVIOURAL SPECIALIST, COVID, ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, EXTENDED DAY STAFF, TRANSPORTATION, MAINTENANCE AND GROUNDS STAFF, AND MIQUON DAY CAMP ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, AND CAMP COUNSELORS.GOVERNANCE: THE MIQUON SCHOOL IS A PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND MAINTAINS 501(C)(3) STATUS. EVERY PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A CHILD ENROLLED AND EVERY REGULARLY EMPLOYED STAFF PERSON AT THE MIQUON SCHOOL IS A MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION. MIQUON'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTS OF TWELVE PARENT DIRECTORS (PARENTS/GUARDIANS, ALUMNI PARENTS, OR ALUMNI OR CURRENT GRANDPARENTS), FOUR ALUMNI DIRECTORS, TWO STAFF DIRECTORS (REGULARLY EMPLOYED INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF MEMBERS), TWO AT-LARGE DIRECTORS, AND THE PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL.