The Middle School program offers a skills based curriculum that broadens and deepens the scope and sequence of studies from Lower School, while preparing youngsters for the challenges and responsibilities of the Upper School. In addition to classroom instruction, Middle School teachers provide students with the support and personal attention necessary to realize their individual potential. Further, each student meets regularly in a small group with a faculty advisor. The advisor provides academic and social guidance and acts as a liaison for the student with the student’s family and other members of the school community.
The Middle School addresses not only the strong social and academic pressures which are felt by early adolescents but also the wide range of developmental levels that exists in grades 6-8. The Middle School program stimulates, challenges, motivates, organizes and develops each student. Field trips supplement the curriculum. Projects and other activities provide a maximum opportunity for individual growth and expression.
Although time spent on homework will vary, it is expected that most courses will require about thirty minutes of homework for each class period. The due dates for research papers, reports, and projects are always known well in advance; the responsibility for meeting these deadlines rests with the individual student. All teachers and advisors help students to develop good study skills and to review in preparation for cumulative examinations which generally occur in early March.