A new learning strategy referred to as a "micro school" takes around 15 students of various ages and grades, mixing them together in one classroom that relies on digital and personalised learning with customised lesson plans. Described as a modern, one-room schoolhouse approach, the technique is being tested at the tech-focused AltSchool, a private school founded by former Google exec Max Ventilla. In Austin, Texas's Acton Academy is an example of a Montessori-style micro school network, with trademark small class sizes and fees that run below or parallel to typical US private school costs.
A new learning strategy referred to as a "micro school" takes around 15 students of various ages and grades, mixing them together in one classroom that relies on digital and personalised learning with customised lesson plans. Described as a modern, one-room schoolhouse approach, the technique is being tested at the tech-focused AltSchool, a private school founded by former Google exec Max Ventilla. In Texas, Austin's Acton Academy is an example of a Montessori-style micro school network, with trademark small class sizes and fees that run below or parallel to typical US private school costs.