June 20, 2024
University of Missouri High School Celebrates 550 Graduates in Historic Ceremony
On June 8, 2024, Mizzou Academy held their 25th on-site graduation ceremony at the historic Missouri Theatre. Gayeon Lee traveled over 6,000 miles from South Korea to attend her high school graduation ceremony. As a Mizzou Academy student, Lee has completed her coursework online through the University of Missouri High School. During her studies, she received the Global Challenger Scholarship for academic excellence. She is already attending Busan University of Foreign Studies with plans to complete majors in Marketing and Chinese. “Like Gayeon, it is not uncommon for our gifted and advanced students to accelerate their studies,” says Executive Director,…
May 29, 2024
A New Collaboration between ESPM and the University of Missouri (Mizzou Academy)
This story announces an exciting collaboration between two educational entities in Brazil and the United States. On Friday, May 17, 2024, the University of Missouri established an important collaboration with Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM), an esteemed Business College and higher education leader in Brazil in the fields of Communication, Marketing, Consumer Management, Creative Economy, and Technology. Mizzou Academy is dedicated to preparing students for post-secondary success and supporting them in achieving their higher education goals. Several years ago, in partnership with the University of Missouri’s Office of International Admissions we established MizzouDirect. This pathway offers…
April 16, 2024
Mizzou Academy Science Team and Faculty Marvel at the Great North American Eclipse, April 8, 2024
Photo composite by Dale Hargis “A total solar eclipse is often a once-in-a-lifetime event,” wrote Ericca Thornhill, in our weekly school newsletter the morning of the eclipse. “If your skies are clear, you will be able to see the sun’s corona, where the prominences and flares that make up our sun’s active surface occur. You might also notice night animals chirping, like evening crickets, or some animals acting like it’s bedtime.” Professor Thornhill, who serves as our Division Chair for Sciences and co-sponsor of the Mizzou Academy Science Team (MAST), reached out “to all umbraphiles,” encouraging them to test their…
April 9, 2024
Stephanie Walter Celebrated for Outstanding Engagement and Outreach Contributions to the College
The College of Education and Human Development’s 56th annual awards ceremony recognized the achievements of faculty, staff, students, and alumni who have made outstanding contributions to the College. Among the honorees was our own Stephanie Walter, Director of Teaching and Learning. On March 8, 2024, Stephanie Walter received our College’s award for Outstanding Engagement and Outreach. Her nominations noted her passion for teaching and learning, compassion for everyone, gift for leadership, and commitment to excellence. The official nomination was prepared by Brian Stuhlman and Dr. Kathryn Fishman-Weaver, who wrote, “Neither of us can think of anybody more dedicated to…
April 9, 2024
International School Partnerships and Educational Access with Mizzou Academy
Roundtable Dialogue Grade 4 Mizzou Elementary Scholars at Jean Piaget in Santos, SP, Brazil Robert Garner marveled at the courage and excitement of a group of 10-year-olds “standing up there [in front of the class] and presenting in English. This is what it’s about,” he said. “They’re taking risks. Learning how to do it. Yes, there are ‘big’ successes,” he continued, “but it’s the daily things that lift us up and keep us going.” Garner serves as a teacher and as the assistant coordinator for the Mizzou Academy programs at Colégio Dante Alighieri (São Paulo, SP, Brazil). Colégio Dante was…
Feb. 27, 2024
Mizzou Academy Makes a Significant Impact in 2023
Mizzou Academy is a lab school within the University of Missouri’s College of Education and Human Development. We strive to live and teach our core values of innovation, partnership, inclusion, and access as we serve students in online and blended contexts around the world. “2023 is a huge year for us,” says Executive Director Kathryn Fishman-Weaver. “This was the year we celebrated our largest and most culturally diverse graduating class. It was also the year we completed the library build for the Missouri Office of Childhood. From teaching and learning, to service projects, and new partnerships, I can’t…
Feb. 7, 2024
Mizzou Academy Brings K-12 Spark to Higher Education Teaching
Top Row: Dr. Ta Boonseng, Dr. Adrian Clifton, Dr. Kathryn Fishman-Weaver, Rebekkah HanakSecond Row: Kimberly Kester, David Prats Vidal, Brian Stuhlman, Stephanie Walter It was a snowy start to the new semester when Brian Stuhlman and Dr. Adrian Clifton skated, slid, and trudged across campus to meet their new group of college students. While both instructors currently live in mid-Missouri, most of their work is with middle and high school students who live 5,000+ miles away in much warmer climates. The two serve as academic leads in the Mizzou Academy CoTeach program, which supports partner schools in Brazil and Spain.
Dec. 15, 2023
A Global Celebration of Teaching and Learning
Hosts and attendees gather on Zoom for the conference kick-off. Sarah Özdemir, an educational coordinator in Turkey, called our Teaching and Learning Conference restorative and important. “It was so wonderful to spend that time just talking about education. I appreciate knowing that there is a whole team out there working towards the same goal.” Özdemir was one of close to 150 educators from across Brazil, Honduras, Turkey, and the United States who joined us for our annual Teaching and Learning Conference. This year our three-day event took place over Zoom. Dr. Kathryn Fishman-Weaver, Mizzou Academy’s Executive Director, led the conference.
Nov. 15, 2023
Mizzou Academy Sparkles at Gold Carpet Celebration
When Dean Chris Riley-Tillman of the College of Education and Human Development arrived outside the historic Missouri Theatre on September 27, he wasn’t expecting to be greeted by a velvet-roped gold carpet and event hosts in sequined gowns. But as he observed in his opening remarks for the event, you can always expect the unexpected from Mizzou Academy. Ceremony host Kathryn Fishman-Weaver greets Dean Riley-Tillman outside the Missouri Theater. Riley-Tillman shared that it seemed an impossible feat when Mizzou Academy’s Executive Director Dr. Kathryn Fishman-Weaver first met with him to discuss the contract proposal of revamping DESE’s complete Office…
Oct. 30, 2023
Student Leadership through Service
National Honor Society at Mizzou Academy Arthur Watanabe Nakamura addresses faculty and peers One morning, high school junior Arthur Watanabe Nakamura observed that “there was a great black cloud that covered the entire sky of São Paulo, making the day seem like night, and this cloud was brought from the smoke produced by the burning of trees in the Amazonas, making masses of wind transporting the cloud to São Paulo. This cloud not only made the sky dark, but also affected some other factors like wifi signals, airplane trafficking, and meteorology studies, making the entire society worried about the phenomenon.” …