{"id":27512,"date":"2025-01-08T14:01:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T20:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/?p=27512"},"modified":"2025-01-08T14:01:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T20:01:49","slug":"warmly-welcoming-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/2025\/01\/08\/warmly-welcoming-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Warmly Welcoming 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27519 alignright img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/nclhx5yj.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/WPstory.png\" alt=\"Upper school students working together writing on the board\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/>This message is from MPA\u2019s Office of Admission from the January 8 issue of Inside MPA. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/learn-more\/\">Click here to get in touch with Admission and learn more!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The new year has arrived, and MPA\u2019s office of admission is both reflecting on what went well in the past year and dreaming big about what else we can work on as we embark on the next.<\/p>\n<p>Ask around the MPA community, and you\u2019ll hear a recurring theme of our school\u2019s warmth and welcoming, family-oriented atmosphere. We are a close-knit community of students, parents, and educators who believe that everyone thrives when we are inclusive, collaborative, and having fun together.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This sense of closeness is one of the things we enjoy sharing most with prospective families. From the moment we greet you at the front door, to walking you through hallways filled with excited students, to showing you the joy, rigor, and curiosity that define the MPA experience\u2014we\u2019d love the opportunity to get to know your family and introduce you to ours.<\/p>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t already, we encourage you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/admission\/rsvp\/\">RSVP for the PreK-12 MPA Preview on January 26<\/a>\u2013our last PreK-12 admission event of the year. This event is a wonderful way to discover what it is that makes MPA a remarkable place to learn and grow. Experience life at MPA and observe firsthand an education that encourages respectful discourse and unleashes a sense of wonder, a depth of inquiry, and a joy of learning.<\/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 January 8 issue of Inside MPA. 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