Because of our small size and large amount of space, we are markedly better situated to have in-person learning than most other schools. However, we need to ask ourselves, is it worth the risk? What needs to be done in person and what can we...
Over the course of these past few months I have been in lockdown, for school this means distant learning. My family travels a lot so I have done school from a distance before, but that doesn't change the fact that it is very hard. Not...
One of the hallmarks of Mysa is interdisciplinary learning. Through hands-on projects that bring together many subjects, students can delve into learning in a fun and exciting way. This semester, our tween students read The Hobbit, then created a board game using the book as...
If that sounds like a class you’d like to take, you’re not alone. For the lucky students at Mysa, The Philosophy of Calvin and Hobbes is one of their spring electives. The class introduces students to great philosophers by asking big questions about the comic strip...
Everyone is trying to get their kids off screens these days. It’s hard to cajole them with Moby Dick, so try these reads instead. We guarantee your middle and high school kids won’t be able to put them down! Graphic novels – Don’t dismiss them! Kids...
Because of our unique and personalized approach, Mysa was able to quickly pivot to distance learning during the pandemic. Thanks to our menus (a personalized list of work that each child receives on Monday), students at Mysa already know how to manage their time and...
Mysa students went on a three-day trip to study the Chesapeake Bay at the Karen Noonan Center (KNC). The Chesapeake Bay Foundation ran classes and explorations that focused on conservation and the surrounding ecology. The KNC sits on a peninsula, or a "tide island" as...
Did you know that Mysa has a makerspace? Students use tools, code, learn robotics and more. Right now, the Mysa Minis (grades K-5) are exploring Scratch, a program created by the MIT Media Lab to teach kids the concepts of coding. We recently experimented with remixing...
