From Anne of Green Gables
Miss Muriel Stacy
The schoolteacher • Inspiring and kind
Anne’s kind, inspiring teacher, who encourages her students to aim high.
Who is Miss Muriel Stacy?
Miss Stacy is the bright, cheerful new teacher who comes to Avonlea full of fresh ideas. She takes her class on nature walks and invites her best students, including Anne and Gilbert, to stay after school to prepare for a big exam. She believes in Anne and encourages her to aim high.
Miss Muriel Stacy is a character in Anne of Green Gables, the 1908 novel by L. M. Montgomery, retold for ages 6–9 by Sean Lee.
What is Miss Muriel Stacy like?
- cheerful
- encouraging
- inspiring
Miss Muriel Stacy’s story
Miss Stacy arrives in Avonlea as the new teacher, and she is the first woman to teach at the school. Anne is excited to meet her and hopes she will turn out to be a kindred spirit. She does. Miss Stacy is bright and sympathetic and has a gift for winning her pupils’ affection.
She teaches in lively ways. She takes the class outdoors to study nature, lets them choose their own subjects for compositions and organizes a school concert. She encourages the Story Club and the pupils’ reading, though she does take away Anne’s copy of Ben Hur when Anne reads it during lessons. Anne forgives her at once and says Miss Stacy was right.
When Anne is about thirteen, Miss Stacy visits Green Gables and asks Matthew and Marilla if Anne can join an extra class after school, for students who hope to pass the entrance exam to Queen’s Academy. Miss Stacy tutors them for an hour after lessons. Anne and Gilbert both pass at the top of the list. Miss Stacy’s faith in her pupils helps Anne set her sights on becoming a teacher.
“Miss Stacy was a bright, sympathetic young woman with the happy gift of winning and holding the affections of her pupils”
A moment to remember
At Queen’s Academy, Miss Stacy visits to read Anne’s essays and tells her to keep her courage high.
Family and friends
- Anne Shirley: pupil she encourages
- Gilbert Blythe: pupil in her Queen’s class
- Marilla Cuthbert: asks her permission
- Matthew Cuthbert: asks his permission
Talk about it
Miss Stacy helped Anne believe in herself. Who is someone who encourages you to do your best?
Questions about Miss Muriel Stacy
- Who is Miss Stacy in Anne of Green Gables?
- She is the new Avonlea schoolteacher who comes after Mr. Phillips. Anne loves her and calls her a kindred spirit.
- How does Miss Stacy help Anne?
- She starts an extra class after school to prepare her best students for the Queen’s Academy entrance exam. Anne passes and goes on to Queen’s.
- Does Miss Stacy get cross with Anne?
- Once, when Anne reads Ben Hur during lessons, Miss Stacy takes the book away. Anne says she deserved it and forgives her immediately.
Read the story in
Anne of Green Gables
Ages 6–9, 72 pages
