{"id":26728,"date":"2024-10-02T11:16:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T16:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/?p=26728"},"modified":"2025-11-17T14:51:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T20:51:20","slug":"experience-the-2-private-school-in-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/2024\/10\/02\/experience-the-2-private-school-in-minnesota\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience The #2 Private School In Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26737 alignright img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/nclhx5yj.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WPStory.png\" alt=\"soccer players exchanging high fives at homecoming \" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/>This message is from MPA\u2019s Office of Admission from the October 2 issue of Inside MPA. <a href=\"\/learn-more\/\">Click here to get in touch with Admission and learn more!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Last week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niche.com\/k12\/mounds-park-academy-st-paul-mn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\">Niche.com<\/a> rankings were released, and we are delighted to announce that MPA is the #2 ranked private school in Minnesota! We are so grateful for our community of dedicated faculty, families, alumni, and friends\u2013the heart of what makes our school a wonderful place to learn and grow.<\/p>\n<p>A day in the life at the #2 ranked private school looks and feels like so many different things\u2013that\u2019s the gift of an individualized approach for every child. Recently it has looked like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/moundsparkacademy\/posts\/pfbid0mXP2m3DFojKMv2WMLugrYADCn73ScqjzrcgybbARJ6mtAMqQ6X7Wep5mjxgyqR34l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\">student clubs teaming up to lead a voter registration drive<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/moundsparkacademy\/albums\/72177720320463868\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\">learning firsthand in the field with a melittologist<\/a>, competing and cheering our Panther hearts out during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/moundsparkacademy\/albums\/72177720320720865\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\">Homecoming games and matches<\/a>, and also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/moundsparkacademy\/albums\/72177720320643142\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\">celebrating all week long<\/a>. And that\u2019s just a glimpse at the end of September!<\/p>\n<p>At MPA, we believe in learning by doing\u2013that the best way to understand something is to be immersed in it. To really experience what a day of learning at MPA is like, we invite you to RSVP below for the <a href=\"\/rsvp\"><strong>PreK-12 MPA Preview on November 3<\/strong><\/a>. Not only will you have the chance to sit it on lessons taught by our expert faculty, but you\u2019ll also feel the warmth of our welcoming, inclusive community through a variety of perspectives, conversations, and opportunities to ask your own questions about MPA. At the Preview, you\u2019ll discover something remarkable and gain a much better understanding of life at MPA.<\/p>\n<div class=\"next-steps row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a class=\"btn btn-block btn-gold\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/admission\/rsvp.cfm\">RSVP Today <span class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right small\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a class=\"btn btn-block btn-blue\" href=\"\/academics\/\">How We Learn <span class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right small\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a class=\"btn btn-block btn-green\" href=\"\/admission\/admission-process.shtml\">The Admission Process <span class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right small\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This message is from MPA\u2019s Office of Admission from the October 2 issue of Inside MPA. Click here to get in touch with Admission and learn more! Last week, the Niche.com rankings were released, and we are delighted to announce that MPA is the #2 ranked private school in Minnesota! 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