Due to the inclement weather, Miquon will be closed tomorrow, Monday, February 23. Stay warm and safe!

👀 Sneak Peek Alert!

Our 5/6 has been planning, creating, and documenting their Personal Projects for weeks. Today is the big reveal!

Before the fair begins, here’s a preview of the work happening at home:

🎵 Writing, recording, and layering an original song on electric guitar and drums
🚀 Designing a model rocket using CAD and bringing it to life with a 3D printer
🎂 Baking a different cake each week while learning to measure, prep, level layers — and taste test (with neighbors happily benefiting!)

We can’t wait to celebrate their curiosity, commitment, and creativity at today’s Personal Project Fair.

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At last night’s Curriculum Night, families stepped into the role of learners and experienced math the way our students do every day.

In small groups, they rotated through classrooms, engaging in hands-on number sense activities at each stage. Parents worked with materials, collaborated with one another, and learned alongside our teachers--bravely diving into math themselves.

By the end, families saw how we intentionally build number sense and deep understanding from Nursery through 6th grade.

We’re grateful to our teachers and families for making this night happen! 💛

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Our 3/4 is diving deeply into PA history through their theme study this year, with a special focus on the Lenape people, the original inhabitants of this region.

The children have built a rich understanding of Lenape life through research and hands-on experiences. They visited the recreated Lenape village at Churchville Nature Center and hosted Chief Bluejay of the Lenape Nation of PA, who shared Lenape stories, customs, Unami words and traditional games. We were also lucky to welcome musician Krista Nelson, who has been studying indigenous musical traditions. She brought wooden flutes to play and told an interactive folktale about how the Lenape imagined the invention of the first flute by the woodland creatures.

Now, the 3/4 is bringing bringing this knowledge into a historical fiction writing unit. Each child is creating a character and crafting a story set in a Lenape village long ago, using research to ensure their writing is thoughtful, vivid, and historically grounded. From imagining seasonal work and winter preparations to picturing what this land looked like 500 years ago, students are blending research, imagination, and empathy as young historians and authors.

We are proud of the 3/4’s dedication to this meaningful work!

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Students recently wrapped up their 2026 Caldecott unit in library class!

The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. The medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service for Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

Each year as part of Miquon’s library program, students and staff form a mock Caldecott committee. This year, they looked at eight amazing contenders for the Caldecott medal and voted on which three books were the best contenders for “the most distinguished American picture book for children” published in 2025.

Shown here are students in the 3rd and 4th grades checking out the books and making their selections!

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The 5th and 6th graders continued their theme work on immigration and migration last week with a field trip to Philadelphia’s Italian Market.

The students found themselves immersed in the rich visuals, stories, and experiences that make the 9th Street community unique - among other stops, they saw intricate murals and learned their histories, they stepped into a church built in the 1840s, and they explored both a Mexican shop that sold traditional items and a shop that sold coffee from the owner’s family farm in Nicaragua.

We hope that by exploring the stories of people who made the market what it is today, our students feel inspired to learn more about how everyday people make communities special and resilient.

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At Miquon, we understand both that children learn by doing and that learning occurs in ways unique to each child. From hands-on projects and art-making to collaborative observation and problem solving, we offer a wide variety of opportunities for children across all grades to grow their skills as learners, thinkers, creators, and contributors to our school community.

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It’s officially winter here at Miquon, but the cold and snow won’t slow us down!

For a Miquon kid, outdoor work, caretaking, and exploration span all seasons. From wintry, resilience-building hikes and hands-on projects to extra special snow day fun, the children stay connected to their environment as a place to both learn AND play all winter long.

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A few moments from last week`s Winter Assembly! ❄️

Making music and gathering as a community made it a special way to close out the year. 🎵📯 We were so happy to bring back this tradition this year.

Wishing all of our Miquon families a restful Winter Break and a very joyful New Year!

Thanks, @jaimephoto79, for the photos!

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Meadow Nursery has been exploring their class theme: community helpers.

Through family visits, children are learning about different jobs and how people care for and contribute to their community.

We are so grateful for our visitors:

✨ Katie, Deputy Director at the Wharton Esherick Museum, taught the children about the museum and what it’s like to care for and tell stories through a historic space.
🎨 Elizabeth (@elizabethmcdart), an artist, showed her beautiful paintings and talked about her use of mixed media.
🦷 Baljeet, a dentist, explained what happens during a visit to the “tooth doctor”. Children even got to practice flossing with pipe cleaners and Legos!
📸 Jamie and Benni, social media consultants, showed how pictures can be used to tell stories—then helped the children create and share their own.
💛 Nadaniel, a mental health therapist (“feelings helper”), talked about emotions, coping strategies, and how we can help ourselves and our friends when feelings feel big.

What a meaningful way to learn about the world and imagine the many ways we can all help our communities. 💚 Thank you for visiting us!