Together Everyone Achieves More
TEAM is our parent led organization that supports and works with our teachers and staff to help make MLA great! TEAM stands for Together Everyone Achieves More. TEAM organizes fundraisers throughout the year. Money collected through these fundraisers have paid for field trips, technology, and other areas of need.
All parents of MLA students are automatically apart of TEAM. Join us at our next event or meeting – details below. Expand the sections below to learn more.
Looking for summer enrichment ideas? We’ve provided a list (with the help of ChatGPT) for some activity ideas based on your child’s preferences.
Academic Enrichment
Reading Challenges
- Join a local library summer reading program
- Read books tied to places you’ll visit
- Parent-child “book club” nights
Math Without Worksheets
- Cooking and doubling recipes
- Budgeting for a family outing
- LEGO engineering challenges
- Store price comparisons
- Card and dice games
For older students, light enrichment platforms:
Writing Projects
- Travel journal
- Family interview project
- Comic-book creation
- “Invent a business” challenge
- Pen pals or postcards
STEM & Hands-On Learning
Science Activities
- Backyard bug identification
- Simple chemistry experiments
- Weather tracking
- Grow vegetables or herbs
- Build paper rockets or bridges
Resources:
Coding & Technology
Elementary:
Middle school:
- Code.org
- Intro robotics kits
- Stop-motion filmmaking
- Podcast creation
Creative Enrichment
Arts
- Weekly art theme challenges
- Watercolor outdoors
- Clay or sculpture projects
- Photography scavenger hunts
- Sewing or fiber arts
Music & Performance
- Learn ukulele or keyboard basics
- Family talent show
- Reader’s theater
- Dance choreography challenge
Outdoor & Physical Activities
Nature-Based Learning
- State park passport challenge
- Birdwatching journal
- Hiking with map-reading
- Geocaching
- Night sky observation
Physical Skills
- Swimming lessons
- Tennis or pickleball
- Bike repair + riding
- Martial arts
- Obstacle-course design
Life Skills (Often the Most Valuable)
Middle school especially benefits from:
- Cooking a full meal
- Laundry and household management
- Time management systems
- Babysitting certification
- Basic money management
- Public speaking practice
Resources:
Community & Social Enrichment
- Volunteer at animal shelters or food pantries
- Neighborhood lemonade or craft business
- Church/community center camps
- Debate club or chess club
- Service projects for seniors
Savers Clothing Drive
Thank you for collecting all those items! Update coming soon…
Cookie Walk
Thank you for doing your holiday shopping while supporting MLA at the Cookie Walk! We made over $3,000 in sales.
Butter Braids
What an amazing fundraiser – you helped our school earn over $15,000! Thank you for all your help selling, sorting, and delivering.
Walkathon
Thank you to our amazing volunteers, staff, and sponsors who put on an incredible event. We raised over $15,000 for MLA!
Thank you to our 2025 Sponsors:
Darby Duke, DJ Twiggy, Chancellor Alumni, Happy Times Tshirts, Hovee & Company, InstallTec, K Building, Brett & Lisa Martens, MK Nail & Spa, My Green KC, Thrivent: Jason Henke, & White Carpet Bride
Thank you to everyone who volunteered for KC Oktoberfest on October 3rd and 4th! We had 161.5 volunteer hours, which earned MLA TEAM $2,632. Mark your calendars for October 2nd and 3rd, 2026, for next year’s Oktoberfest.
September 14th
November 16
February 8th
April 12th
All meetings are held in the MLA cafeteria, or on Zoom, from 6:30 – 7:30 pm.