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...Read More
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...Read More
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,...Read More
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...Read More
We are very pleased to announce that Menlo has added its first-ever Scouts BSA Troop, in addition to our Family Cub Scout Pack that we started four years ago here at Menlo Park Academy. Yesterday night, five original Menlo Family Cub Scouts in our Pack 110 “crossed over” to join three new Scouts BSA youth leaders...Read More
The Menlo Park Academy Chess Club has been a pivotal part of the community since its inception in the 2012-2013 school year. Currently, the club is in its biggest year yet, with record student participation and success at local and regional tournaments. Most notably, on March 13th, 24 students from Menlo competed in the Greater...Read More
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...Read More
When asked what impact Menlo Park Academy’s Mock Trial team had on them growing up, alumni from each generation of Menlo students came out of the woodwork, eager to talk about a program that meant so much to them during their middle school years. However, they also jumped at the chance to rave about their...Read More
Menlo Park Academy (K-8), Ohio’s only public school for gifted children.2149 W. 53rd St., Cleveland, OH 44103 Contact: Carol Ryan, 440-925-6365, carol.ryan@menloparkacademy.com 14 Menlo Park Academy middle schoolers advanced from the regional to state-level National History Day (NHD) competition. On March 7, Ohio Region 3 of National History Day (NHD) announced the winners of its...Read More
Menlo Park Academy held its annual All-School Spelling Bee (“The Bee”) on Thursday, February 24. A total of 27 students participated, with three students representing each grade (K-8) as determined by grade-level classroom spelling bees held previously. The Bee began with quarter-finals that included all qualified kindergarteners and first graders. The five, six, and seven-year-old...Read More
