November 20, 2024
This message is from MPA’s Office of Admission from the November 23 issue of Inside MPA. Click here to get in touch with Admission and learn more!
Being a close-knit community, we often hear from community members about their MPA moments, unique relationships, academic achievements and obstacles, and big dreams.
“I’m living the dream every day,” remarks kindergarten teacher Katie Roche. “Not only do I have the honor of helping our kindergarteners grow into readers, mathematicians, scientists, and historians, I have the privilege of helping them learn to love school and truly love learning. That is the feeling we want them to have walking in through the front door every day, and to be carried with them even as adults.”
Middle School student Tori feels she is being set up for a successful future and is empowered to follow her dreams. “MPA has a really close, tight-knit community that works really, really well together and does a really good job of listening to student voices. I do a lot of theatre, and my dream for my future is to be really involved in that community. MPA offers great experiences in theatre, in being able to have important conversations, and in putting yourself out there to share yourself with the world.”
MPA alum Kevin McQuade ’07 continues to appreciate how MPA’s nurturing environment showed him “that education extends far beyond textbooks and test scores.”
“As a consultant supporting the federal government and coach at a gym on the side, the ability to learn about, excite, and build relationships with people from around the world keeps me motivated and open-minded to a variety of perspectives and opinions,” he says. “I believe the ability to listen, understand, and engage with viewpoints other than your own is critical in today’s society, regardless of your focus area(s).”
While all of these community members echo the themes we talk about during the admission process, we understand how powerful it is to hear directly from people who are living the MPA experience. If you would like to hear from more perspectives, we would be happy to connect you with an MPA family!
