Wayland Town Crier 1/23/12: Wayland native uses theater background every day. In his classroom at Meridian Academy in Brookline, Wayland native Misha Chowdhury channels lessons he learned from Wayland High School’s drama program nearly every day. Chowdhury is a humanities and theater teacher at Meridian Academy, a small, independent school for students in grades 6 to 12, which incorporates progressive, traditional and experiential learning, problem solving and leadership opportunities. Founded in 2005 with a goal to grow to 100 students, Meridian Academy builds curriculum that is interdisciplinary and project-based. Chowdhury uses his love of ensemble theater, which was fostered at Wayland High School, to challenge students through work in humanities courses that combine history and literature.