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A school our size can't fake community. Every child here is known by name, and every family is part of how the place actually runs. That isn't a side effect of being a micro-school — it's the design.
What we mean by it
When we wrote our founding values, we didn't stop at "community." We said an intentional school community — one that reaches in and out into Macon County and beyond. Reaching in means family-involved education: parents here are partners rather than visitors, and small class sizes mean our teachers genuinely know every child and the family they come from.
A rhythm you can set your calendar by is the Monthly Family Outing. Once a month the whole school gets out of the building together — students, parents, siblings, teachers — for a shared family field study. It's how classmates turn into friends, and how their parents do, too.
Reaching out means being a real neighbor. Our school is housed on the bottom level of Franklin First Assembly of God Church on East Main Street, and this community showed up for us from day one — from the crowd at our grand-opening ribbon cutting to our first grant, given by the Church of the Good Shepherd over in Cashiers. Even our safety drills are a community effort, run with help from the Franklin Police Department. And "beyond" is literal: we stay closely connected to our Mentoring School, Charleston Bilingual Academy, so a small school in the mountains never has to figure everything out alone.
How it shows up day to day
Monthly Family Outings
Once a month, everybody out together — a family field study with students, parents, siblings, and teachers.
Small enough to know you
Micro-school class sizes mean every child is known, supported, and genuinely missed when they're out.
Rooted in Franklin
Housed at Franklin First Assembly on East Main Street, backed by neighbors and churches from Franklin to Cashiers.
Why it matters to families
When parents describe Sol & Son, the word that keeps showing up — unprompted — is family. That matters beyond the warm feeling: kids take bigger risks with a new language when they feel safe and known, and parents raising bilingual kids do better with other families walking the same road. Whether your family has been in Macon County for generations or you just moved to the mountains, there's a seat at the table here. Our events page keeps a running list of outings and celebrations — come to one and see.
Come meet the community for yourself.
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