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OUR MISSION
Upper Mississippi Academy is a collaborative community engaging lifelong learners in active, authentic experiences.
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OUR VALUES
Together we are more than the sum of our parts. We achieve more by working together. Our Students, Parents, Faculty, Administration and Board nurture a collaborative environment to remove artificial barriers between subjects, grade levels, and our school and community. This collaborative spirit allows us to do more with less, develops important 21st century skills, and produces a welcoming environment for all.
We learn best when exercising our creativity. We recognize that all students are inherently unique and creative. Our focus on active learning and design-thinking requires our students and teachers to innovate throughout the learning process.
We celebrate the freedom to discover. We view failure, not as an end itself, but as a way to nurture learning, innovative thinking and persistence.
We engage our communities. We are present in our dynamic community. Our students see academic content in real world context, network with neighbors and local business leaders, exhibit their creations, and shape their current and future role in a global society.
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Working together at Upper Mississippi Academy
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At UMA we encourage our students to find their voice through self designed creations. In our art classes, just like in the rest of the UMA classes, we use the school wide design model. In 6th grade students are required to take a Fundamentals in Art class where we cover the basics of what it means to be an artists. This includes using a variety of art materials and experimenting with a various techniques. After the first semester of 6th grade, students have a variety of art electives to choose from: CERAMICS, PHOTOGRAPHY, PRINTMAKING, CHOICE - BASED ARTS and other options depending on availability.
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