Middle School Play Set Design
Not only are our Middle Schoolers talented on the stage, but behind it as well. Middle School drama students learn and execute all aspects of theatre production, including set design.
Student Work
7th Grade 3D Novel Scene
In the Makerspace, students created 3D frames depicting a scene from their stories to accompany this year's seventh-grade novel writing project. They chose a scene from their novel to highlight, defining it through a foreground, midground, and background.
Kindergarten Gingerbread Houses
In the Makerspace, students created 3D frames depicting a scene from their stories to accompany this year's seventh-grade novel writing project. They chose a scene from their novel to highlight, defining it through a foreground, midground, and background.
4th Grade Pasta Making
Every year, after reading the beloved "Strega Nona", fourth grade prepares a special MPA meal in the Teaching Kitchen. From scratch, they chop garlic, onions, and tomatoes for a delicious pasta sauce, before making their homemade pasta noodles to enjoy together, family style.
Upper School Ceramics
Beginning Ceramics added sgraffito (carved) designs to their coil pots. Before doing so, they had to calculate the volume’s circumference and map out their plans on paper before carving them into the pot's surface.
Balloons Over MPA
As one of the ways Ms. Roche's kindergarten students are exploring harvest celebrations, they read "Balloons Over Broadway," a great story of design and perseverance. Then, in the Makerspace, they designed their own balloons and paraded them through the three divisions for "Balloons Over MPA."
9th Grade Physics Mouse Trap Cars
Ninth grade physics students test their mouse trap cars in the Family Commons to watch in anticipation as their contraptions travel along the tape measure.
8th Grade Pastels
Pastels, a delicate method of drawing, is one of the many ways Middle School artists bring their visions to life in their art classes. Their work is displayed in a collective exhibit on campus.
Senior Service Project
Each Upper School student is required to complete a minimum of 60 hours over four years in order to graduate. Thirty hours are required for the Senior Service Project regardless of how many hours a student has completed during the first three years.
5th grade bottle rockets
As one of their first STEAM projects of their Middle School career, fifth graders sketch, build, and launch their own bottle rockets in a unit that combines math, physics, and engineering.
Future Cities
Future Cities is an interdisciplinary eighth grade science unit that combines a dedication to sustainability with a commitment to the project’s tedious details, time management, and overall engineering theme—all while collaborating in small teams.