[2] The school follows the educational philosophy of John Dewey, who "developed curricula and methodologies that focused on activities and projects, discovery, investigation, and real-world experiences".

[3] A co-founder said, "We read extensively the works of Gesell, Kilpatrick and Dewey on education and finally mustered up the courage to start an experimental cooperative school here in Miquon.

[5] A 1967 Philadelphia Inquirer article reported, "In 1954 a concerted effort was made to improve teaching at Miquon and the freedom of aca demic policies has allowed the programs to move forward dramatically.

It is a topnotch progressive private school where the student-teacher ratio is high and a youngster's individual development is primary.

Its parents and its 140 students and 18 teachers survive on a bare-bones, $250,000 budget by creating their own teaching materials and by using the natural resources of their 13 rustic acres as much as possible.