MIDDLE SCHOOLS CURRICULUM
The middle schools curriculum is divided into a Core Academic Program of courses taught on a daily basis throughout the school, an Exploratory Program of courses taught daily but on a 12-week basis, and a Related Arts program taught daily but on a 9-week basis. Elective courses are also offered to interested students. A listing of courses organized by grade levels is presented below.
GRADE 6:
Core Academic Program - Courses taught daily throughout the school year.
* Communications (Language Arts, Reading, Spelling)
* Social Studies - Global Studies I
* Mathematics
* Science
Exploratory Program -
12-Week Rotation - Courses taught daily for one 12-week block of time.
* Wellness - Health Instruction
* Fitness - Physical Education
* Adaptive PE (for selected students)
* Keyboarding
Related Arts Program - 9-Week Rotation - Courses taught daily for one 9-week block of time.
* Art
* Music
* Technology Education
* Family and Consumer Science
Electives - Offered to Interested Students during Period 9 on two or three days during each 6 day cycle
* Band
* Orchestra
* Chorus
GRADE 7:
Core Academic Program -
Courses taught daily throughout the school year.
* Language Arts
* Language Arts Honors/Literary Seminar
* Language Access Program (for selected students)
* Social Studies - Global Studies II
* Social Studies Honors - Global Studies II
* Mathematics Connections I (on level)
* Pre-Algebra
* Algebra I Honors
* Science
* Science Honors
Exploratory Program -
12-Week Rotation - Courses taught daily for one 12-week block of time.
* Wellness - Health Instruction
* Fitness - Physical Education
* Adaptive PE (for selected students)
* Word Processing
Related Arts Program -
9-Week Rotation - Courses taught daily for one 9-week block of time.
* Art
* Music
* Technology Education
* Family and Consumer Science
Electives -
Offered to Interested Students during Period 9 on two or three days during each 6 day cycle
* Band
* Orchestra
* Chorus
GRADE 8:
Core Academic Program -
Courses taught daily throughout the school year.
* Language Arts
* Language Arts, Honors
* Social Studies - Global Studies III
* Social Studies Honors - Global Studies III
* Math Connections II
* Algebra I
* Algebra I Honors
* Algebra II Honors
* Science
* Science Honors
* French I
* German I
* Spanish I
* Reading Seminar
Exploratory Program -
12-Week Rotation - Courses taught daily for one 12-week block of time.
* Wellness - Health Instruction
* Fitness - Physical Education
* Adaptive PE (for selected students)
* Computer Applications
Related Arts Program -
9-Week Rotation - Courses taught daily for one 9-week block of time.
* Art
* Music
* Technology Education
* Family and Consumer Science
Electives -
Offered to Interested Students during Period 9 on two or three days during each 6 day cycle
* Band
* Orchestra
* Chorus