Are you still finding the right fit for your child for the 2025-26 school year?

Miquon has a handful of spots still available in certain grades. Reach out to Caitlin Thompson, Miquon`s Director of Enrollment Management, to learn more about what makes Miquon such a special school for your child to learn and grow.

You can reach Caitlin directly at caitlint@miquon.org to get started. You can also visit our website here - https://miquon.org/admissions/welcome/ - or click the link in our bio.

We look forward to meeting your family!

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“Miquon is like one big family, the Miquon Family,” a recent graduate shared during our 2025 graduation ceremony. “Thank you Miquon for making me feel free.”

We gathered a few weeks ago on a warm, sunny morning to celebrate the journeys of 13 amazing graduates. A Miquon graduation is truly special! Each graduate writes and shares a speech with the community, one they have worked hard on for several weeks. Each student also receives a diploma, which has been lovingly written by staff, then transformed into a work of art by artist Leila Sawyer. In a true Miquon send-off, the graduates also lead the entire community in song before officially stepping into their new roles as alumni.

It’s a big day for the community and amongst the hugs and laughter and (many!) tears, we heard these young people speak earnestly, with bravery and wisdom beyond their years, about how Miquon had impacted their identities and helped them to grow.

“I wish I could do this all again and meet my friends again for the first time,” shared another graduate. “I want to feel when they believe in me and hug me for as long as they can. But I know I’ll still be able to feel their love and hope I can leave some of my love behind.”

If you haven’t been to a Miquon graduation, please believe that there was barely a dry eye under that tent.

“This was the best year of my life,” shared a third graduate. “I found a place here.”

If you have attended a graduation, whether it’s been one or many (or you graduated yourself!), you’ve seen firsthand the magic that happens here at Miquon:

When children are given opportunities, trust, independence, and the room to explore, they transform. What a gift it is that we get to witness their journeys!

All of our love and congratulations to the 2025 graduating class!

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The past few weeks have been a flurry of end of year celebrations, student performances, and children proudly showing off their final projects, reading, art, and writing.

We honored our 6th grade graduates with a beautiful graduation (photos to come soon!) and shared lots of hugs and tears. Ultimately, we celebrated the end of another school year spent working, learning, and playing in community with one another.

Here`s to the teachers, staff, alumni, families, friends, and students who made this year such a wonderful one. Enjoy the start of your summer, Miquon friends!

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Another Miquon Spring Fair is in the books!

The weather at this year`s Fair was dry and warm after a week of heavy rain. There was food and live music, giant bubbles and games. There were lemon sticks spotted on every corner of campus, young faces brightly painted like tigers and fairies, and students eagerly dunking their classmates at the dunk tank.

If you haven`t attended yet, the Spring Fair is a cherished community-run event that Miquon holds each spring. We see a delightful mix of new, current, and past families, extended families, friends and neighbors, staff, and alumni from across many, many decades.

Thank you to everyone who came, participated in our raffle, plant, and gear sales, and to the many wonderful local businesses who supported Miquon! Our Spring Fair is truly a community-wide event and we`re so grateful. Until next year!

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Our annual spring raffle is open for two more days!

The raffle will close on Saturday, May 17th at 1:30 p.m. so be sure to pick out your favorites before then. Here`s another round of businesses, products, and artists you`ll find at the link in our profile!

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Last week kids gathered for an event called a Cozy Read-In. A few times per year students come together in mixed-age groups to hear stories and do activities highlighting a particular culture.

This event series is inspired by the National African American Read-In, an effort established by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English in 1990.

This month`s focus at Miquon: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Last week’s Read-In included Asian American and Pacific Islander authors and illustrators, as well as stories featuring Asian American and Pacific Islander children.

Organized by Miquon`s wonderful librarian Sarah, the Read-Ins provide students a chance to hear a story they might never have heard before, interact with a teacher or community member they might not regularly see on campus, and learn in a mixed-age group of kids who they might not regularly come into contact with.

Plus: it was also a pajama day! What could be cozier than that?

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Local friends: did you know Miquon is running a raffle this spring? It`s open NOW and there are 40 unique prizes to choose from!

From original artwork to a private acting lesson, from a variety of sweets and drinks to admission tickets to local events and businesses, there`s something for everyone!

Do you love camping? We`ve got you covered. Same goes for movies, potlucks, Philly sports, art, books, gardening, and coffee. We`ve got you covered if you want a fun new haircut, love children`s books, or want professionally updated photos of your family. We`ve got you covered if you want a fun treat for your dog or one of the two priceless Miquon community weavings.

This year`s raffle is fabulous and full of local, one-of-a-kind treasures.

Check out the raffle website link in our bio to see the prizes, get some tickets, and support our amazing school!

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