Chris Noel 
Program Director Theresa Powers recently sat down for a conversation with Middle School Science Teacher Julie Hartung about her experience at MSSA. The conversation has been edited for print. Many people become teachers straight out of their university programs, but sometimes people become educators later in life, which is what you have done. What was … Read more
Meet Jessica Harrison our new counselor. Jessica, LPC, graduated with a Master of Education in Counseling from Sul Ross State University a member of the Texas State University System after earning her Bachelor of Business Administration in Interdisciplinary Business from Tarleton State University a member of the Texas A&M University System. She is a Certified … Read more
Program Director Theresa Powers recently sat down for a conversation with Lower Elementary Teacher Maria Flores about her experience at MSSA. The conversation has been edited for print. Hi Maria and thanks for talking with me. How did you end up at MSSA? In the late nineties, we were moving back from Mexico City to … Read more
Program Director Theresa Powers recently sat down for a conversation with UE Teacher Mr. Pettit about his experience at MSSA. The conversation has been edited for print and is the first in a series of interviews with MSSA faculty. Where are you originally from? I was born in Bossier City, Louisiana. My father was in … Read more
MSSA Community, Please let me extend my sincere gratitude for your patience and flexibility in recent weeks. After the many challenges COVID-19 presents to the normal operations of school, MSSA remains committed to the health and safety of our students, faculty, and staff. We continue to closely monitor the health of our students and employees … Read more
Children in Montessori programs spend three years in the same prepared environment with the same teacher, in groupings that line up with stages that Dr. Maria Montessori called planes of development. At MSSA, the early childhood years that we call the Primary Level (3 – 6) correspond with the second half of the first plane … Read more
by Josh Duelm What I love about our middle school is that we are The Bridge. We retain the unique Montessori instructional methods of UE, such as the extended 90 minute work time, hands-on activities, and student choice while helping students prepare for the rigors of high school. As a result, students graduate eighth grade … Read more
In the Primary lesson, the focus is on our five voices, matching the beat while playing instruments, and identifying what we hear when listening to music. Our five voices are singing voice, talking voice, whisper voice, brain voice (inner hearing), and calling voice. Starting in Full Day Primary and through Upper Elementary we follow the … Read more
From the moment a child enters MSSA, practical life skills are taught. For example, in Primary students learn how to fold clothing, wash dishes, and sew. In LE students learn about pet care and care of the environment, and in UE students learn how to prepare food and continue caring for a classroom pet. Yesterday … Read more
The MSSA cross country team finished up the season last weekend at the ISAL district meet! The kids have continually improved week over week, and their hard work and dedication were evident at the district meet. Nearly every athlete ran a personal best time over the 2-mile course, and we even had a podium finish for Kate, … Read more
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