Upper Mississippi Academy

DONATE TO UPPER MISSISSIPPI ACADEMY TO SUPPORT STUDENT PROJECT, EXPERIENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Upper Mississippi Academy (UMA) has been in operation since the Fall of 2013. Currently located in downtown St. Paul, UMA  serves approximately 215 students in grades 6-12 from across the metro area.  As our mission states, “Upper Mississippi Academy is a collaborative community engaging lifelong learners in active authentic experiences.”

At UMA, students and teachers matter!  UMA Believes that learning is a personal process and that an individual's learning style, natural and developed abilities, passion, and personal identity must be nurtured and tapped as students move toward their academic and lifelong goals.  At UMA, the following are within our structure daily:

1. Students are encouraged to advocate for their passions and collaborate with others as they learn and create.

2. Teachers are supported in reaching across disciplines to connect students to the surrounding community and the real world through classroom projects, speakers and live demonstrations, service learning and community integration with the school day.

3.  Students have access to safe and brave spaces to explore who they are as individuals and member of a changing world. 

4. Student have opportunities for live experiences and hands-on learning opportunities to integrate academic content with projects, explore their passions, and enjoy the experience of learning and doing while connected with others. 

HOW TO LEARN MORE ABOUT UPPER MISSISSIPPI ACADEMY ...   umissacademy.org

We welcome all current and prospective donors to visit UMA and see how our unique approach to teaching and learning come to life!   UMA was founded on the belief and understanding that many students learn best when they can physically participate in learning.  Unique aspects of UMA’s learning environment:

1) MOTIVATED, INSPIRED STUDENTS engaging actively and collaboratively in class and in their communities.

2)  A culture of INNOVATION, CREATIVITY and SUPPORT that fosters out-of-the-box thinking.

3)  AUTHENTIC, HANDS ON learning opportunities promoting success in school and maximizing opportunities to build life long skills.

4)  An EXPANDED SCHOOLYARD offering frequent interactions with nearby downtown businesses and organizations as well as a variety of off campus opportunities.

5)  Three EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PATHWAYS! 

Pathway:  RIVER TO CITY

River to City is an investigation of community: community in both the scientific and social sense. 

Students explore the social, cultural, historical, and geological aspects of their environment 

in order to understand the connection between people, places, and resources.

Pathway:  DESIGN AND ENGINEERING

Incorporating the processes of design and engineering, 

students collaborate with one another to take their ideas from paper to product. 

Students utilize the design process to work through problems and create solutions.

Pathway:  ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS

“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” 

Essential components will break down the parts of the whole and how they work together 

to create the products and systems around us. 

Students will explore the interactions and connections between ourselves, our environment and our materials.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR AMAZING SUPPORT!