Students in middle school experience fully departmentalized instruction. They change classes for each of the five core areas: Religion, Math, Science, Social Studies and ELA. All middle school students participate in the Science Fair and prepare a research paper for ELA in collaboration with the Media Specialist.
Beginning in 6th grade, students are placed in differentiated math classes: grade-level, compacted (leading to Math 1 in 8th grade) and compacted/plus (leading to Math 2 in 8th grade). Based on multiple criteria, students are assigned to the most rigorous pathway in which they can be successful. Click here to view the progression.
In Grade 6, students can choose a musical elective (2x per week) from: Band, Chorus, Guitar, or Orchestra, an arts elective (1x per week) from: Art or Drama, and a foreign language elective (1x per week) from: Latin, German, French or Spanish using Rosetta Stone or teacher-directed Spanish. All students will have PE.
In Grades 7-8, students select from: Band, Chorus, Guitar, Orchestra, Art or Drama which meet 2x per week. They also select a foreign language elective (2x per week) from: Latin, German, French or Spanish using Rosetta Stone or teacher-directed Spanish. All students will have PE.
All classrooms are equipped with Smartboards. All students are provided with a chromebook that they bring to every class. Students use technology as a tool for collaboration, and presentation. Teachers use technology to facilitate small group work, adaptive practice, Google classroom, and Discovery Education Techbook for Social Studies and Science.
