Monthly Publications
The Lion’s Roar
The pride we have in our school shines brightly in our monthly publication, The Lion’s Roar, in which you will find articles on recent events and on the wide variety of accomplishments of our students and staff.
The Herald
On the pages of The Herald, a bimonthly publication, you will read articles about the features of our curriculum, pedagogy, athletics, and various pursuits.
- November 2016 – Inquiring Minds, Part 2
September 2016 – Inquiring Minds - July 2016 – Teaching the Teachers at MCA
May 2016 – Answer to a Much Asked Question
March 2016 – Laying a Proper Foundation - November 2015 – Classical Literature and Writing at MCA
- September 2015 – A Vision of Honor
- July 2015 – Annual Survey Results
- May 2015 – Why We Have Summer Reading
- March 2015 – The MCA Campaign for Achievement
- January 2015 – What a Difference Two Years Can Make
- November 2014 – A Season of Thankfulness and Giving
- September 2014 – Honor at MCA
- July 2014 – Summer Changes at MCA
- April 2014 – Annual Survey Results
- February 2014 – The State of NC Charter Schools
- December 2013 – Meet our Lower and Upper School Directors
- October 2013 – MCA: A Kindergarten Through Twelfth Grade School
- July 2013 – Summertime Changes at MCA
- May 2013 – Thinking About Next Year
- March 2013 – Annual Survey Results
- January 2013 – MCA High School Update
- November 2012 – STEM Education at MCA
- September 2012 – The MCA High School
- July 2012 – Summer Changes at MCA
- May 2012 – Are We Really That Different?
- March 2012 – The Importance of Art and Music
- January 2012 – Marketing Away the Myths
- Nov 2011 – Coming Soon, To a Browser Near You
- September 2011 – On My Honor
- July 2011 – A Brylcreem Education?
- May 2011 – Continually Enhancing the Curriculum
- March 2011 – Annual Survey Results
- January 2011 – A Season of Giving, All Year Long
The Academic Journal
Written on a more scholarly, philosophical level, the bimonthly Academic Journal presents viewpoints on instructional methodology and educational philosophy that inform our pedagogy and practice at MCA.
To view archived copies of The Academic Journal, click on the links below.
- October 2016, Teaching Because the Soul Matters, Part 6, Final
- August 2016, Teaching Because the Soul Matters, Part 5
April 2016, Teaching Because the Soul Matters, Part 4 - February 2016, The Freedom to Fail
- December 2015, Teaching Because the Soul Matters, Part 3
- October 2015, Teaching Because the Soul Matters, Part 2
- August 2015, Teaching Because the Soul Matters, Introduction
- June 2015 – An Uncommon Education
- April 2015 – E Pluribus Unim – Part Four
- February 2015, E Pluribus Unum – Part Three
- December 2014, E Pluribus Unum – Part Two
- October 2014, E Pluribus Unum – Part One
- August, 2014, Our Philosophical Understanding of Assessment
- May, 2014, Charge to the Eighth Grade
- March, 2014, Means and Ends
- January, 2014, The Ideal Type
- November, 2013, A World Created
- September, 2013, On Being Human
- June, 2013, There’s More….Charge to the 8th Grade Class of 2013
- April, 2013, The Citizen
- February, 2013, The MCA High School
- December, 2012, So Contemporary, So Classical
- October, 2012, The Waters in Which We Swim
- August, 2012, At the Core
- May, 2012, Charge to the Eighth Grade
- April, 2012, The iLife
- February, 2012, Teaching and Reclaiming the Arts
- December, 2011, Education and the Pursuit of Happiness
- October, 2011, The Challenge of Citizenship
- August, 2011, MCA’s Vision
- January, 2011, Middle School Academics
- November, 2010, Technology at MCA
- September, 2010, Some Things Are Not For Sale
- May, 2010, Summer Reading
- March, 2010, Exceptional Children’s Program
- January, 2010, Learning to Read
- November, 2009, Test Scores
- October, 2009, Writing at MCA