Holistic Approach to Education

Our holistic teaching model provides a deeper learning experience for our students, one that is focused on both academic and social-emotional development.

This approach is transformative for our students, who go on to thrive in private college preparatory high schools and prestigious colleges and universities across the country.

Social/Emotional Learning

Our holistic teaching model is steeped in the understanding that our students need to be heard, encouraged, supported, valued and loved in order to learn.
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Extended-Day

Our students are in school 50% more time than their public school peers, because that’s what it takes to prepare economically disadvantaged children for successful lives.
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Experiential Learning

We put just as much emphasis on what happens in the classroom as what happens in the music room, art class, the theater, at camp, on the field, a farm or a field trip exploring the sights of a new city.
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Spiritual Life

SMPA is committed to a belief in the dignity and worth of every person. We foster a strong spiritual foundation, which supports our students as they grow and navigate important moral and ethical choices.
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Our approach to education is not just unique, it works!

We give our students the opportunity to change the trajectory of their lives and to be leaders in their communities.