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Consider MPA for Lower School
Young children are the perfect learners; eager, playful and full of questions and ideas. They are naturally curious – and easily sparked by new materials and experiences.
At MPA, Lower School is colorful, lively and inviting. It’s also calm and safe so that young learners feel free to explore, ask questions and develop a sense of who they are.
In many educational settings, shy or quiet students can get overwhelmed or overlooked, while bright learners simply aren’t challenged. At MPA, our teachers are closely attuned to the gifts and challenges of each child in the classroom and they know how to bring out the best in every one. Each child gets the attention they deserve.
OUR GOALS
In Lower School at MPA, we foster the development of the whole child by embracing and accomplishing these goals:
- introduce children to a myriad of experiences
- help students start to understand that all subjects relate to each other – and that everything they learn relates to themselves
- prepare students for continued academic success
- give them opportunities to learn how to work well with others
- kindle their delight in learning
OUR PROGRAM
Each morning, students gather in a homeroom where they begin their journey of learning. Lessons are integrated around central themes that touch not only the core subjects (math, social studies, science, language arts and health) but study specialty topics too. Students take world language, physical education, music, art, drama, library and computer courses to expand their interests and learning . As students master skills and grow in intellectual sophistication, the curriculum becomes more complex. MPA faculty (PreK-12) carefully plan all facets of study to interconnect and build upon each other, year by year.
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OUR COMMUNITY
The MPA Lower School Community is a welcoming group of parents and families. We come from a variety of backgrounds and from all over the metro area – united by a desire for an education that sparks our child’s imagination and potential. New MPA parents have all kinds of opportunities to meet people in the community. There is an active Parents Association, grade level reps, Homecoming spirit teams and so much more. Create a bulletin board, join in on a field trip or come to the classroom to share your cultural traditions. You will soon feel at home in this friendly, unpretentious community.
- what drives the MPA Lower School philosophy
SNAPSHOT OF A LOWER SCHOOL DAY
- what sparks the Lower School students
2051 Larpenteur Ave E
St. Paul, MN 55109
651.777.2555