
Middle School
Perhaps more than any other time, middle school is a crucial stage in a student’s life. Sixth through eighth-graders experience rapid mental and physical development, yearn for new freedoms and challenges, and form lasting ideas about themselves as adults. With this in mind, our classes support the acquisition of essential skills and habits of mind, encourage creativity and exploration, and help students gain a valuable sense of confidence and self-efficacy. By the time they finish eighth grade, students not only have the academic and self-management skills they will need in the years ahead, but are comfortable with collaborating with their peers and teachers, with thinking critically and independently, and with just being themselves.