Written by our student Hana Goodkind. Our 12th-grade class traveled to Sultanpur Lodhi last Monday to join the “Light of Guru Nanak Yatra” in attending the celebration of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s 550th birthday. The event was heavily attended by …
Halloween season MPA Style. ?
In true MPA tradition halloween and the Halloween Competition were fabulous again this year. On Halloween the intermediate girls and boys went for a trick and treat on campus and were rewarded with lots of sweets. The whole trip started …
A Beautiful Day Celebrating Diwali and Bandi Chorh Divas
Last weekend all of India celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights. It lasts for 5 days and is India’s biggest and most important holiday of the year. It is the same day as Bandi Chhor Divas, a Sikh historic event …
A Season for Miracles
Over several days Amritsar celebrates Guru Ram Das Jayanti to commemorate the birth of the fourth Guru – Guru Ram Das Ji, who is known for his contributions to the Sikh community and is also credited with the founding of …
Expertise Dish – Knowledge Bowl
Last weekend our students had the chance to compete again, this time in knowledge and trivia. A great time was had by all. Squad leaders chose 8 team members to compete head to head with the other houses, each team …
Manali, beautiful Manali.
Written by Inderjot, MJ On September 21st 9th grade began an adventure to explore the district of Himachal Pradesh. With high spirits our departure was smooth leaving MPA Academy, Amritsar to Mandi our first stop; then to our final destination …
Creating Cultures of Thinking
As part of our ongoing professional development efforts, this year 11 MPA teachers including our Academic Principal Kirandeep Kaur are taking the online course ‘Creating Cultures of Thinking’ at the University of Harvard School of Education. By participating in this …
Flip for Disc, Frisbee!
One of the highlights of our sporting calendar is the annual Ultimate Frisbee Competition which took place last Sunday. The students have trained for the games for only a week. Beginners learned how to throw and catch the disc and …
Hemkund Sahib, holy dip!
Written by Puran Devi, MJ The 11th grade class began the pilgrimage to Hemkund Sahib on the night of September 14th. Armed with a strong spirit, enthusiasm, and a three-person staff, the group of 9 students boarded the “sleeper train” …