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Menlo Mock Trial Teams Dazzle Once Again

Menlo Park Academy (MPA), a Cleveland, Ohio-based non-profit public community school for gifted students, fielded two teams of middle school students at the 2023 Ohio Middle School Mock Trial competition, held on April 28th at the Supreme Court of Ohio / Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center in Columbus. This was the 12th year in […]

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Eco-Friendly Education: Menlo Park Academy to Use NEORSD Grant to Build Green Nature Lab

Originally posted on March 29, 2023, at FreshWaterCleveland.com Menlo Park Academy (MPA) is going green this year thanks to a Green Infrastructure Grant (GIG) from the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD). The K-8 charter school for gifted children was awarded the $250,000 grant in January to create The MPA Green Infrastructure Nature Lab, which will offer opportunities for […]

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Menlo Park Academy Awarded $250,000 Green Infrastructure Grant

Menlo Park Academy (MPA), a Cleveland, Ohio-based non-profit community school for gifted students, has been awarded a $250,000 Green Infrastructure Grant (GIG) from the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District for the construction of the MPA Green Infrastructure Nature Lab. The Nature Lab will enable the school to not just improve environmental stewardship of its campus […]

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Menlo Students Donate Over 1,000 Shelf-Stable Items to St. Augustine Hunger Center

Originally sourced from Catholic Charities, Diocese of Cleveland Earlier this month, Menlo Park Academy hosted a food drive and collected 1,223 shelf-stable items to donate to Catholic Charities’ St. Augustine Hunger Center! The St. Augustine Hunger Center offers free hot meals to individuals experiencing homelessness and/or hunger. The center is open seven days a week, […]

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Phyllis Robinson Named MPA Principal

Menlo Park Academy (MPA) named its new principal, Phyllis (Alford) Robinson, after interviews with internal and external candidates by a selection committee including staff, administration, teachers, parents, and Board members. As previously communicated, previous administrative roles were combined and split into two main leadership roles in the education area – the Director of Education position […]

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Menlo Park Academy Teacher Among 30 Nationally Recognized Social Studies Educators

Menlo Park Academy (MPA) social studies teacher Frank O’Grady will be one of 30 teachers from across the nation to participate in Revolutionary Ideals, a National History Day-sponsored summer program dedicated to educators studying the American Revolution and Founders Era. National History Day (NHD) is a project-based competition that frames students’ research through a thematic […]