中学:4-8年级

的 Middle School curriculum focuses on critical 21st-century skills that are essential in facilitating future success: critical thinking, 协作, 创造力, 沟通, 字符, 以及全球联系. 通过使用1:1技术, 学生们能够接触周围的世界，钻研有意义的工作, 相关的，并由他们对学习的热情驱动. Students are given choices in how they present their understanding of the defined learning outcomes and often get to develop their own questions to investigate on a given topic. 在他们上中学的时候, students learn what it means to be a good digital citizen and how to use technology appropriately, 负责任地、有目的地.

mg冰球突破试玩相信在中学阶段要关注整个孩子. 因为青春期是一个充满挑战的时期，充满了成长和变化, 我们确保所有学生都能在一个安全舒适的环境中学习. 的 encouraging and supportive atmosphere allows students to feel secure in being who they are and in taking risks. 老师每天都花时间培养与学生的积极关系. 的 Middle School learning environment incorporates a strong fundamental academic curriculum with an added emphasis on 字符 development.

中学老师对学生的要求很高. Teachers are experts at challenging students and creating relevant and engaging courses that prepare students for the next level. 在每一堂课上，学生都沉浸在主动的、有目的的学习中. 中学课程包括数学的学习, 科学, 社会研究, 语言艺术, 西班牙语, 艺术, 还有体育. 每个学科领域都有明确的定义, developmentally appropriate learning outcomes that reflect the school’s mission of academic preparation. ERB分数一直高于该地区其他私立学校. 除了管理严格的课程表, students participate in many on-campus and state competitions including MATHCOUNTS and Power of the Pen.

语言艺术课能提高读写能力. 学生应该具有批判性的阅读和思考能力, 有效沟通, 理解各种各样的观点. 学生们学习如何写出有效的、写得好的文章, 让他们对自己的写作技巧充满信心地进入高中. 社会学教导学生运用历史的基础知识, 地理位置, 经济学, 公民, 和文化来理解当前的问题和他们的历史基础. 学生将这些知识应用于他们在社会研究中培养辩论技巧.

西班牙语在中学是一门核心学术课程. 的 西班牙语 curriculum requires that students reach a level of oral proficiency in the language as well as develop their cultural awareness of the 西班牙语-speaking world. Students gain real-life cultural learning through visits with our exchange sister schools in Ecuador. 的ir Ecuadorian peers visit for about a month’s time in the winter and build lasting relationships with the Middle Schoolers. 许多人在访问结束很久之后还通过社交媒体保持联系. This involvement allows students to experience another language and culture in the midst of their everyday school lives.

在mg冰球突破试玩, students are encouraged to engage in the pursuit of knowledge and develop an appreciation for lifelong learning. 学生为自己设定目标, 监控他们朝着这些目标的进展, 积极地建立联系，在他们的行动中找到意义. 他们逐渐变得自我驱动, 独立的学习者, 是什么最终让他们在学术和终身职业生涯中取得成功.

中学课程提倡跨学科研究，强调以探究为基础, 实践项目. Projects in all disciplines introduce students to engaging concepts and incorporate peer evaluation, 允许学生讨论想法并分享建设性的反馈.

服务外部社区是中学课程的一个组成部分. 顾问小组全年执行各种社区服务项目. 学生寻求校外机会，在我们当地社区有所作为. Some areas of service that students participate in include visits to senior homes and growing food at local gardens.

的se activities provide advisees to strengthen their relationship as they set out as a team to enrich their community. 学生会全年计划和组织许多学生领导的活动. Primarily executing student social activities like tailgates, water park visits, and bonfires. Student Ambassadors apply and are accepted to assist with the hosting and caregiving for our exchange students from the Steiner School in Ecuador.

Math classes provide students with a solid base of mathematical knowledge in a cooperative atmosphere of active exploration and constructive learning. 更好地灌输信心和理解, students are encouraged to complete a high school level Algebra I course by the end of the 8th grade. 科学课营造了一个让学生参与观察自然世界的环境, 询问他们周围的环境, and applying critical thinking skills through the analysis and discussion of accepted scientific research.

顾问 在学生的生活中扮演关键角色. 顾问 mentor a small group of 7th and 8th graders, allowing them to get to know each student well. 他们每天与学生见面，帮助他们在学业和性格上成长. 顾问系统建立了一个强大的学习者社区的鼓励环境, and advisees get to know each other on a more personal level than they would have normally in the classroom. 这种被推荐人/推荐人的关系通常会持续到中学之后. 高年级学生经常回来拜访他们的中学顾问.