MVA’s National Junior Honor Society Collects Used Eyeglasses Donations
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- Published on Friday, 11 May 2012 12:31
In contemporary American society, so much of our success in communicating and comprehending information comes through information technology, travelling signs, maps, GPS, and internet/videos that depend heavily on our individual ability to "see" properly. From April 16 - 30, 2012, MVA students, parents, faculty and staff donated secondhand eye classes at Lower-school, Middle-school, and Upper-school administration areas to help the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) support the mission of local
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MVA Holds BOLD Seminar
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- Published on Thursday, 10 May 2012 09:56
Montverde Academy Boys' Outstanding Leadership Development (BOLD) conference took place inside the Duncan Student Center on Monday, May 7, 2012. The session aimed to offer support and suggestions to male MVA students through scholarly counseling and general advice concerning the roles that personal responsibility, leadership, and individual empowerment play in creating the goals needed to prepare and transition between school-grades. The night's programming agenda lasted three hours (4pm - 7pm) and
MVA Girls Participate in Overnight Leadership Development Program
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- Published on Friday, 27 April 2012 09:29
MVA Upper-school teacher Mindy Hopman reports to Montverde.net that the 2012 GOLD (Girls' Overnight Leadership Development) program occurred last Friday night inside the Duncan Student Center. The student event, planned largely by Mrs. Hopman and Mrs. Cheneille Ippolito, intended to offer information, guidance and support to young MVA women as they transition from middle-school into high school by means of interpersonal games, cake decorating exercises, guest lecturers, and shared refreshments
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MVA 2012 Middle-School Speech Contest a “Winner”
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 April 2012 11:02
Montverde Academy Middle-School students were recently given the opportunity to exhibit their public speaking skills on March 16, 2012 while participating in a speech contest themed "A Time When Volunteers Made a Difference" - sponsored by the Modern Woodmen of America, a fraternal and financial services organization. MVA students communicated their presentations on topics related this year's theme inside the Sandra O. Stephens Auditorium in front of the event judges with remarkable carefulness and
Middle-school Science Teacher Eric Pauli Educating Through Science
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- Published on Friday, 23 March 2012 09:22
There are many different reasons why someone gravitates towards a career in education. Quite often the desire to "give back" as a result of having experienced a valuable and beneficial education is a popular reason. For others, it might be one's continual fascination with learning by becoming a mentor, coach, teacher or school administrator – as a someone working through academia inspiring others to study, investigate, and grow as a student, athlete, or person. In the MVA Middle-school lab this semester,
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Middle School NTC Track and Field Meet a Success
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- Published on Friday, 02 March 2012 15:39
On Friday, February 24, the Middle School division participated in the annual NTC Track and Field Event in Clermont. Our 6th, 7th, and 8th graders competed extremely well throughout the day. With seven school involved in the competition, the girls and boys at all three grade levels represented themselves, their coach, and the Academy in fine fashion. Our students won a large number of the distance and sprinting races,
2nd Semester Music Instruction offered to MVA Middle School Students
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- Published on Monday, 06 February 2012 08:59
Making music can be a wonderfully fun experience and many research findings have overwhelmingly determined that the study of music positively impacts those student's standardized academic tests/college admissions testing more so than students who didn't participate in music-arts related activities. Involvement in the creative process of learning to play music improves cognitive skills, self-esteem, personal focus, and discipline of students.
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