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MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM SUMMARY

The Middle School design is an integration of the current research in human development, the trends and issues in education, and the Montessori philosophy. The mission of the program is to provide opportunities for adolescents to be self confident and gain self-knowledge, to belong to a community, to learn to be adaptable, to be academically competent and challenged, and to create a vision for their personal future; thus, to empower early adolescents.

 

 

 

The adolescent is:

  • An active, self-directed learner

  • A vital member of the class, school, city, global community

  • A vital member of the teacher-student-parent team

  • Responsible for keeping commitments, being honest and respectful.

The teachers are:

  • Facilitators for learning

  • Consultants for the students

  • Creators of a positive climate for learning

  • Communicators with parents and community

  • Role models.

The school structure offers:

  • A learner-centered environment

  • A developmentally-responsive curriculum

  • A teaching team of Montessori teachers with additional adults as resources

  • Parents-teachers-student partnerships

  • Multi-aged grouping of 11-14 year olds

  • Large blocks of uninterrupted learning time

  • Peer and cross-age teaching.

The curriculum and instruction includes:

  • Trans-disciplinary themes

  • Learning how to learn strategies including use of multiple intelligences

  • An integrated curriculum with an emphasis on peace, outdoor and environmental education

  • Personal learning plans

  • Mastery, coaching and exploratory activities

  • Long term cooperative learning projects

  • Sense of community and social interaction with peers

  • Meaningful and challenging work

  • Activities for self-expression, self-knowledge, and self-assessment

  • Activities that value all nine intelligences and a variety of learning styles

  • Activities to foster interdependence

  • Activities for learning economic independence

  • School and community service projects

  • Activities that allow work in and with the natural environment.

To learn more about our Curriculum, register to attend one of our frequent Open Houses.