Middle School
We are excited to offer a Middle School cohort spanning grades six and seven starting this September. Mrs. Tess McKinley will lead this cohort through our curriculum grounded in ancient civilizations. Below is a small taste of our Middle School curriculum which will also include excerpts from Church Fathers, scripture, Latin, art and music, as well as mathematics and the sciences. Authentic multiage opportunities will enhance students’ leadership skills and provide opportunities for agency in their learning.
Middle School Humanities Curriculum:
The Logic Stage
Students entering middle school move into the logic stage of learning, which is particularly appropriate to children in this age range as they begin to assert themselves and establish independence. Form is an important emphasis at this stage, giving students the structure necessary to express themselves coherently, develop a broad set of interests integrated within their person, and build more sophisticated relationships with those around them. In the Middle School, students bring their minds into harmony in various ways, for example by learning the form of a persuasive essay or by appropriately applying a series of arithmetic operations to solve a mathematical problem. At this stage, students are learning the reasoning skills necessary to determine the validity of an argument, to understand connections between facts and ideas by making comparisons, and to understand causal relationships, all of which will help them to navigate and enjoy the complexities of life.
