Middle school
Sixth Grade - Eighth Grade
The middle school years, coming at the onset of adolescence, are a time when rigorous, yet informative, environment is crucial for your child.
The Highlands School curriculum prepares middle school students for the academic demands of college preparatory and Advanced Placement® or AP® high school achievement in a variety of disciplines in both the arts and sciences.
Middle school
Sixth Grade - Eighth Grade
The middle school years, coming at the onset of adolescence, are a time when rigorous, yet informative, environment is crucial for your child.
The Highlands School curriculum prepares middle school students for the academic demands of college preparatory and Advanced Placement® or AP® high school achievement in a variety of disciplines in both the arts and sciences.
Students master the details of English grammar and develop writing skills. Reading comprehension instruction focuses on a broad group of skills supported by the study of novels, poetry, short stories and drama chosen from among the classics: Dickens, Frost. Comprehension skills are enhanced through the promotion of quarterly individual student independent reading goals using Renaissance Reading’s® web-based tracking and reporting program called Accelerated Reader®. Reading Comprehension progress is evaluated quarterly using Renaissance’s Star Reading® assessment that helps teachers and parents know their child is growing quarter to quarter in reading skills.
High school modern language begins with a high school credit in Spanish and French in eighth grade. Students continue mastering math calculation skills and concepts using both classroom and web-based daily practice support taking Honors High School Algebra I during their eighth-grade year. Each year sixth to eighth grade students learn basic science concepts through classroom demonstrations, labs, and an annual investigative report. Our middle school students participate in a robust fine arts program that includes visual arts and performing arts.
It is during the crucial middle school years that Christian values and habits, which form the foundation of your child’s adult character, begin to take shape. We partner with our parents in this formation of character. Our goal is to help each child develop into the unique Christian leader that God is calling him or her to be. We have developed a unique transitional experience in the Middle School that moves students seamlessly from the care and comfort of Lower School to a nurturing environment that prepares them for the academic, social, and extracurricular demands of High School.
Teachers...
Provide individual support for all students in a study hall type setting. This time gives students the one-on-one help needed for success.
For their spiritual formation, students attend Mass weekly, have daily communion service, yearly retreats, and regular opportunities for the sacrament of Reconciliation. Our formation team of priests, seminarians, and consecrated women are available to the students at any time during the day.
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