We’re thrilled to launch our inaugural admissions season, enrolling 6th graders to start in the 2016-2017 school year. We're looking for families and students who see success as including but
Read MoreWe're thrilled to be the lead sponsor for "Sparking Creativity: Imagining Tomorrow's Schools," an event focused on parents and featuring a fantastic line-up of speakers. Here's the short
Read MoreIt sounds mundane, but how a school sets up their schedule and calendar tells you a lot about their values. So, we've thought carefully about a daily schedule and annual calendar
Read MoreWe're delighted to announce the continuation of our Speaker Series, featuring thought leaders in education and parenting. We're
Read MoreI returned last week from an inspiring trip to Finland, meeting with educators and learning how they've built what is arguably the most progressive school system in the world, and one that
Read MoreWe were delighted to have the San Francisco Chronicle cover our school and our efforts to design a 21st century school facility, in an article in this Sunday's paper. We haven't yet made an official
Read MoreIn two days, I'm heading to Finland to dive deeper into the fascinating education reforms undertaken there. In education circles, Finland
Read MoreHow does one gain perspective on our life and times? What if you could look at the full scope of the 13.8 billion years since the Big
Read MoreIt's been a summer of fascinating conversations about the future of education - through two Salon events, and continual meetings with parents, students, teachers, and education leaders.
Read MoreThere are those who were bored senseless during math class; those who sat through it with fear in their eyes, feeling that they're "just not good at math"; those who did well and bemoan that
Read MoreWe're delighted to announce the Millennium School Salon Series: a set of conversations about essential topics in education. These are each small group (10-20 people) conversations about
Read MoreLast night we attended the book launch party for How to Raise an Adult, by Julie Lythcott-Haims, longtime Dean of Freshman at Stanford. Dean Julie, as she's known, has written a powerful
Read MoreWe're thrilled to announce the hire of Veronica Flores as Millennium School's Founding Director of Admissions & Communications. Veronica's career has been dedicated to empowering students
Read MoreI began my teacher training as the No Child Left Behind Act took effect, causing a new wave of standardized testing. Working as a
Read MoreLast Wednesday, we were thrilled to host Dr. Denise Pope of Stanford's School of Education for a talk on raising (and schooling) healthy adolescents. The Bay
Read MoreWe're delighted to announce the hire of our first faculty member, Stephen Lessard. Stephen has taught in various settings, from kindergarten to college, for the past two decades, most recently
Read MoreFinland has long been an enticing case study for educators. It regularly ranks near the top of the PISA international student assessment rankings, which alone would draw interest.
Read MoreForbes recently published a fascinating story called "You Can Only Win in Sports, or Anywhere Else, if You're Ready for Chaos." It describes how Michael Phelps' coach prepared him in some
Read MoreWe're thrilled to announce the next event in the Millennium School speaker series, featuring Denise Pope of the Stanford School of Education. Denise's popular 2001 book, "Doing School":
Read MoreWe loved this short, beautiful video from our friends at Mindful Schools, showing kids using mindfulness to understand and manage their emotions. The further we go into the research
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