January 12, 2012
Would it surprise you to learn that about 50 percent of the inaugural Mounds Park Academy graduating class of 1986 came from Minneapolis and the western suburbs? Since that time, MPA has continued to provide college-prep education to PreK-12 students from all over the Twin Cities. As the information on our most recent graduates shows, students from MPA go to a remarkably impressive and diverse collection of colleges.
“What our families from Minneapolis and the western suburbs have long asked for is better transportation service to our campus,” said Head of School Mike Downs. In response to this need, Mounds Park Academy will operate an express bus to and from the Kenwood neighborhood in Minneapolis to our campus beginning in the fall of the 2012-2013 school year.
“For 10 years now, I have made the commute to and from my Minneapolis home near Lake Harriet to MPA several thousand times with an average commute of about 25 minutes,” Mr. Downs said. “Initial tests of the bus route from Kenwood show a comparable drive time.”
Families interested in learning more can join MPA representatives at Rustica in Calhoun Village for coffee, pastries and conversation on Sunday, February 12 from 2-4 p.m.
