The Miquon School

THE MIQUON SCHOOL is a progressive independent elementary school in the Philadelphia suburbs for girls and boys ages 3 – 12.

News and Announcements

Summer Reading

One of the great joys of summer is free time to read and explore new books and ideas. Miquon’s Librarian Amy Vaccarella has put together suggested summer reading lists for just this purpose! READ MORE »
2016-17 Curriculum Reports Now Available!

The Curriculum Report is a retrospective document that shares the goals and accomplishments in Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies as well as less tangible topics including social-emotional learning, community building, and more. READ MORE »
2017-18 School Year Forms

Each year, families are asked to submit their household and individual student information prior to the start of school. READ MORE »
Miquon Receives Protecting Our Water Award

The Schuylkill Action Network presented a Protecting Our Water Award to fifth and sixth grade students at The Miquon School for their work protecting the river and drinking water in the Schuylkill River Valley. READ MORE »
Registration Open for Vacation Daycare

Miquon offers Vacation Daycare during the weeks between school and camp. READ MORE »
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A Newsletter that Gives Children a Voice

In creating Kindergarten newsletter, we are giving child a voice as they practice their storytelling and assigning of value to their day’s activities. READ MORE »
Giving voice to our best guess

Math work at Miquon often works across several topics, connecting mathematical reasoning skills with students’ number sense and experience of relative distances. READ MORE »
Guided Exploration in Science

Giving students opportunities to mess around is a key component of science education at Miquon. In this case, “messing around” means time devoted to . . . READ MORE »
Kids Wonder ‘If I Ran the Circus’ at Miquon Conference week

Twice a year, Miquon conference week offers children something a little different: it’s a chance to delve deeply into a particular study, with the entire week’s activities focused on one topic. READ MORE »
Dancing Dots and Tapping Beats: “I Notice a Pattern!”

Our emergent curriculum leads us far and wide, and the children’s exploration thus far invites us to look at repetition and design of patterns that interconnect within nature, math, sound, movement, and art. READ MORE »
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6/26-8/18 Miquon Day Camp in Session

Enrollment for Summer 2017 is closed, however, post-camp Vacation Daycare openings are available August 21-25 and August 28-September 1. Register for Vacation Care Learn more about camp!
8/21-8/25 Vacation Care Open

8:00 am – 6:00 pm Download Registration Form
8/28-9/1 Vacation Care Open

8:00 am – 6:00 pm Download Registration Form
9/2 Work Party and Orientation for Nursery and Kindergarten

Your entire family should join us from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm for an orientation and work party to help prepare the classrooms for the start of school. Get in touch with Andrea Myers if you have questions by emailing andream@miquon.org.
9/4 Labor Day; Miquon Closed
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