Teacher News

Se habla Español

At Mysa, all students learn Spanish in daily lessons and also amongst their peers. They’re actively

Student-led Electives

After school activities are important for Mysa students and parents too! In the Mysa spirit of appea

Fiction Writing

At Mysa School, we believe in encouraging a love of learning that will last a lifetime. Our Fiction

Design & Engineering

Mysa students in both DC and Vermont kicked off our second semester with a Connect unit on engineeri

Building Biomes

Are you interested in the Biomes around the world? Wait, do you know the definition of a Biome?  Bio

Día de Muertos

At Mysa, through place-based education, we use local resources to learn more about the community we

Building Financial Literacy

Improving financial literacy is a Mysa must! This fall Vermont middle and high school students dove

Mysa @ StewardMRV

Mysa students are always active within the community, and community service initiatives are primaril

COVID Plans for Fall 2020

Because of our small size and large amount of space, we are markedly better situated to have in-pers

Civics & Covid-19: A Distance Learning Pop-Up Class

Backyard Beasts & Botanicals: A Distance Learning Pop-Up Class

Bringing The Hobbit to Life Through Board Games

One of the hallmarks of Mysa is interdisciplinary learning. Through hands-on projects that bring tog

The Philosophy of Calvin & Hobbes

If that sounds like a class you’d like to take, you’re not alone. For the lucky students at Mysa, Th

Books Your Kids Can’t Put Down

Everyone is trying to get their kids off screens these days. It’s hard to cajole them with Moby Dick

A Quick Pivot to Distance Learning

Because of our unique and personalized approach, Mysa was able to quickly pivot to distance learning

Learning About Conservation on the Chesapeake Bay

Mysa students went on a three-day trip to study the Chesapeake Bay at the Karen Noonan Center (KNC).

Makerspace News: Dance Remix

Did you know that Mysa has a makerspace? Students use tools, code, learn robotics and more. Right no

Potomac River Connect Unit

Following a heavy science and math unit, our third Connect Unit was a study of Shakespearean

Experiential Education at Mysa

Last Friday, Mysa students caught the J2 bus from our Bethesda campus to the bus stop on East West H

Is Homework Beneficial?

There are a vast number of traditions in education that continue, not based on any hard evidence, bu

Climate Change Connect Unit

Our second Connect Unit focused on the causes, effects, and issues relating to Climate Change.

Mysa Peru

Mark Twain wrote, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of o

Shakespeare Connect Unit

Following a heavy science and math unit, our third Connect Unit was a study of Shakespearean

Chesapeake Bay

As citizens of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, students in this place based Connect unit

Immigration Connect Unit

The immigration policy of Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) dominated

Food Connect Unit

The final Connect unit of the 2017-18 school year connected multiple conversations on food