English & humanities
Students read across fiction and nonfiction, build arguments from evidence and revise longer pieces of writing. Historical sources introduce perspective, context and competing accounts.
Grades 6–8
More independence.
Someone in your corner.
Subject teachers, a regular advisor and a growing range of choices help students take a larger role in their school day.
Mathematics
Lessons connect fluency with reasoning. Students compare methods, solve unfamiliar problems and explain patterns, moving through the curriculum as their understanding develops.
Science & design
Investigations use models, observations and data. Students keep records, distinguish a claim from evidence and use results to improve an explanation or design.
Languages & the arts
Spanish and arts study continue through the week. Music, visual art and performance provide sustained practice as well as opportunities to share work.
Advisory & planning
An advisor is a regular point of contact for organization, school routines and group discussion. Students learn to plan a week, seek help and reflect on the work they are doing.
A project in focus
Where does the water go?
A watershed study brings together science, geography and clear explanation. Students build a model, observe the routes water takes and compare how a change in the landscape affects the result. Their final account uses diagrams and evidence from the investigation.
Working in a group also means dividing tasks, listening to an alternative and making a decision the group can explain.
Looking ahead
Practice for a larger world.
Across the middle grades, students take more responsibility for materials, deadlines and the questions they bring to teachers. Advisory makes room to plan and review those habits. The transition beyond Grade 8 is discussed with families through the school’s regular guidance process.
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