After returning from twelve weeks of maternity leave, upper school English teacher Emily Meisler will be leaving St. Paul Academy and Summit School this fall. Meisler began teaching at SPA in 2009 after teaching at Churchill School and Center in Manhattan and the Ensemble Theater Community School in Pennsylvania.

Meisler will be moving with her husband and their new daughter, Layla, to Woodstock, New York as her husband completes a year long internship. “We had hoped to stay in Minnesota but a computer matches potential interns with sites,” Meisler said. “I hope to find another great school like SPA on the east coast.”

Throughout Meisler’s time at SPA, she has developed a passion for her students and fellow teachers. “From the beginning I noticed what a supportive and close community we have,” Meisler said. She holds her fellow faculty members in very high regards. “The faculty really shapes the SPA culture,” she said. “The teachers here are unique in their dedication to the student experience.”

She also values her students and the work that they do. “I love the students I have taught here. Every day they surprise me,” she said. “SPA students take their work seriously, which is important, but my favorite moments have been watching students take risks or discover a passion.”

Meisler has many hopes for her new life in New York, including finishing her graduate thesis which focuses on SPA’s schedule, continuing to teach high school students, and spending lots of time with her new daughter.