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The MPA Preview on November 5 is a signature PreK-12 event designed to introduce you to the faculty, students, and families who make MPA the exceptional learning community that it is. You’ll hear from a variety of perspectives, be engaged in conversation with academic leaders, experience mini-lessons taught by expert teachers, and leave with a much better understanding of the MPA way.<\/p>\n
Explore the mini-lesson sessions at each division level that will be taught at the Preview on November 5, 2023!<\/p>\n
Lower School<\/strong><\/p>\n Marble Roll with fourth grade teacher Scott Wilson and Makerspace coordinator Keith Braafladt <\/strong> Fall Leaf Stamping with Lower School art teacher Ellen Scharfenberg<\/strong> Seesaw Scavenger Hunt with director of academic technology Michael Moran<\/strong> Dabble In Kindergarten with kindergarten teachers Kristine Petersen and Katie Roche<\/strong> Middle School<\/strong><\/p>\n Ancient History Inferences & Hypotheses with social studies teacher Dinah MacPhail<\/strong> Terrific Table Ball with physical education teachers Tim Sheehan and Jess Powell<\/strong> Break A Leg: Middle School Theater in Action with theater teacher Heather Mastel<\/strong> Coding Music with Makey Makey with science teacher Courtney Nagle<\/strong> Upper School<\/strong><\/p>\n Chemical Reactions Challenge with science teacher Hannah Sullivan<\/strong> Acting from the Outside-In with theatre teacher James Lekatz<\/strong> Image Analysis with humanities teacher Summer McCall<\/strong> D\u00eda de los Muertos with Spanish teachers Kari Kunze and Marisue Gleason<\/strong>
\nReady, set, roll! This beloved fourth grade Makerspace activity requires teamwork, creativity, patience, and enthusiasm.<\/p>\n
\nAfter a simple introduction to printmaking techniques for young artists, visitors will work with mixing colors, and then create a few prints of fun fall leaves.<\/p>\n
\nExperience how Mr. Moran helps teachers integrate the technologies and education-tech tools of the moment into their classrooms. Students in this session will capture photos, resize images, and navigate Seesaw all while looking for items and objects around the classroom, scavenger hunt-style. This activity is best for students K-2.<\/p>\n
\nExplore kindergarten at MPA with our kindergarten teachers! You’ll be able to step inside the classrooms where joyful learning happens every day and experience what makes kindergarten at MPA magical. This activity is best for students in PreK-K.<\/p>\n
\nWhat fascinating creations did people invent thousands of years ago to survive and thrive? In this session, visitors will use their powers of observation and critical thinking to make inferences and hypotheses about important inventions and artifacts from ancient history.<\/p>\n
\nGet ready to move, play, and laugh! Table Ball is a game that all age levels can play! Physical education at MPA helps build community and focuses on our mission and values.<\/p>\n
\nAt the foundation of theatre are three \u201cactor tools\u201d\u2013your body, face, and voice. Join in a low-risk intro to Middle School theatre, as we put these tools to work. After a quick stretch, participants will create frozen statues\/tableaus and short scenes.<\/p>\n
\nJoin Ms. Nagle in the Makerspace for this hands-on STEAM session. Visitors will be able to weave artistic vision into code and bring their creations to life through music.<\/p>\n
\nThis lesson will require skillful observation\u2013are you up for the challenge? You will see and experience how Upper School scientists participate in labs, mixing colorful chemicals and analyzing all of the different reactions that they make.<\/p>\n
\nSometimes, actors feel and recall emotions, and those emotions come out through voice and body work\u2013acting from the inside-out. Other times, actors use physicality and spatial relationships to create emotions and drama on stage\u2013acting from the outside-in. Through play, improvisation, and guided physical exercises, we will discover how to create a from the outside-in based on our own perspectives.<\/p>\n
\nLooking at images in small groups, students will first look at just one section of a piece of historical artwork. Then, as a group, they will analyze, discuss, and make predictions for each of them and based on what is seen.<\/p>\n
\nOur Spanish teachers will be returning from Oaxaca, Mexico, to give a special presentation on D\u00eda de los Muertos and how their firsthand experience in Mexico will shape their lesson plans for their students with global, real-world content knowledge.<\/p>\n