Mary Quirk - MAA Alum & Parent MAA is a small, caring community. The teachers and administration know each student intimately. It is reassuring to hear updates about your child, not just from their homeroom teacher, but from various other adults in the school. To know that my child is seen and valued each day in all the big and small moments is wonderful. The different points of contact throughout the day not only support the students in their academic pursuits, but it also demonstrates to them that they are loved and cared for.