January 17, 2025
MPA is excited to announce the return of Ms. Sarah McFarland! She will take over as a long-term substitute physical education and health teacher and will teach fifth-grade health, fifth through seventh-grade P.E., and ninth and 10th-grade P.E. We are thrilled to reintroduce her to the community!
From what school/organization are you coming?
I previously taught at MPA before teaching middle school math at a local public school.
Tell us about your education and past experience.
I am a familiar face at MPA, returning after a brief hiatus teaching middle school math at a local public school. While new to the Middle and Upper School P.E. department, I’ve worn many hats over the years (math, English, ESL/AL&C, Program coordinator) and am super excited to don this one, too!
What did you find appealing about MPA?
I love MPA’s gentle embrace of the awesome, quirky, and depthless potential of every student—especially the Middle Schoolers who are near and dear to my heart. Likewise, I have found community here (for my own quirky, awesome self!) that cannot be matched anywhere else. There is so much good to be found here!
What lasting impact do you plan to have on MPA and its students?
I simply want to carry students kindly and thoughtfully through this ever-changing world and their ever-changing selves. I hope they see themselves as dynamic, amazing, forever-learning, endlessly capable humans who strive to dream big while doing right.
What’s your big dream?
Gosh. Ummmm…everything! I want to do it all, every day, all the time!
What are you passionate about?
I am a voracious reader, a developing graffiti artist, a garden wrangler, a comfort baker, a multi-sport athlete, an empty-nested mother, and married to my best friend. I love road trips and traveling, books I shamelessly weep through, songs that lift my soul, and lazy, snuggly, unexpected snow days.
What’s a fun fact about you that our community would love to know?
I worked in Alaskan salmon fisheries for 10 years. It’s where I met my husband and some of my best friends!
