{"id":21438,"date":"2022-02-17T11:35:27","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T17:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/?p=21438"},"modified":"2022-02-17T12:16:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T18:16:21","slug":"meet-alex-bixby-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/2022\/02\/17\/meet-alex-bixby-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Alex Bixby &#8217;25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21439 alignright img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/nclhx5yj.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ABwpstory.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Bixby at sailing \" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>How many years have you been a student at MPA?<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is my third year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you love about MPA?<\/strong><br \/>\nI love the opportunities MPA gives me and the amazing community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How are you encouraged to dream big and do right at MPA?<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;m encouraged everyday by being given opportunities to try new things, get out of my comfort zone, and even challenge myself. My teachers and peers have guided me into things I now love to do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do you believe your teachers teach the way they do?<\/strong><br \/>\nI believe in my teachers teaching the way they do because it works. I have found myself engaged in all my classes and learning quickly. Sometimes I have even gone to do more work on my own because of things they have taught that have interested me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you have attended another school, how has your experience here been different?<\/strong><br \/>\nMy experience at MPA has been the best thing for me. It has given me a community where I can feel safe and be myself. At my old school, teachers would just teach and go through lessons. At MPA, I have been able to connect with everyone and try new things. I&#8217;m able to reach out at any time and ask a question or share something and feel heard. Having small classes is nice because everyone can be a part of the class instead of sitting in a room of 30+ people and being overlooked.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>What would you tell another student your age considering MPA?<\/strong><br \/>\nI would tell another student my age considering MPA that MPA opens up many opportunities for everyone, and they would love being apart of the community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In what ways has MPA prepared you for life beyond school?<\/strong><br \/>\nMPA has made me a more confident person. I feel like I can now communicate with anyone. They have also prepared me to be able to solve problems at more than using a fixed solution. For being a freshman, they have already prepared me with various study skills and I have learned good work and study habits. They have given me tools I can use to try new things and use to be successful. MPA has given me opportunities that I will continue with down the road in life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s your big dream?<\/strong><br \/>\nMy big dream is to travel the world and experience as much as I can that life has to offer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there anything else you&#8217;d like to share about your MPA experience?<\/strong><br \/>\nMPA has given me the support to find activities in which I love. I would&#8217;ve never started to sail, woodturn\/woodwork, or be on a robotics team and design and build a robot. All of those things have started with my experiences at MPA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How many years have you been a student at MPA? This is my third year. What do you love about MPA? I love the opportunities MPA gives me and the amazing community. How are you encouraged to dream big and do right at MPA? 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