MicroSociety 2021 Partners

The Acceptance Project
The Acceptance Project (TAP) is a student-run and student-led organization whose mission is to facilitate civil discourse in America's high schools, and create a new generation of empathic leaders, active listeners, and critical thinkers. It was founded as a club in 2017 at Stroudsburg Junior High School following the 2016 presidential election to give students a place to have constructive and civil dialogue about the divisive issues facing the nation and the world. TAP will be providing curriculum and activities for MicroSociety elementary and middle schoolers and will mentor MicroSociety’s new Kinship Corps. TAP is also offering a free five-day overnight dialogue-intensive summer camp for 10-12 graders at Kirkridge Retreat Center from July 28 to Aug. 1, sponsored by Monroe County United (MCU) and funded through a Weiler Family Foundation grant. (theacceptanceproject.org) 

Hello Maker
Created in summer of 2020, Hello Maker is a youth-lead organization that aspires to address the stay-at-home situation for families by providing resources for kids and encouraging fun activities. Its goal is to provide an inclusive and accessible platform for young students to explore ideas through hands-on learning. Hello Maker helps elementary and middle school students become creators rather than consumers, ultimately giving students the confidence to pursue entrepreneurship and careers in STEAM. To accomplish its mission, Hello Maker hosts weekly maker workshops, develops kits, films tutorials, and partners with schools, public facilities, and non-profit organizations. Hello Maker will be providing free services to MicroSociety schools in the fall. (hellomaker.org) 

Boddle Learning
Boddle is a free 3D math game that makes learning fun and personalized by using AI to adapt and tailor practice and learning math content to the right level for each child. Its unique algorithm tracks students' performance to identify which building-block skills still need reinforcement. When a student is ready to branch out to more advanced skills, the game populates with just-right content to meet individual learning needs. Boddle helps ensure students achieve mastery in key foundational skills and learn at the right pace for them! (boddlelearning.com)

Circle of Friends
Circle of Friends is an organization founded and led by high-school students to provide free virtual tutoring to the children of medical professionals, essential workers, patients, and anyone busy on the frontlines or struggling as a result of COVID-19. Today, Circle of Friends provides ongoing tutoring, a homework hotline, and a summer camp. Since it began, more than 80 MicroSociety families have taken advantage of this unique service and a number of MicroSociety alumni have joined the COF network of 60+ tutors. (Circle of Friends)