Middle School Curriculum

Get ready for something totally new and inspiring! This group of curriculum themes for 5th-8th graders is an expansion into self-directed learning as a collaborative experience. At this level, it’s a slow removal of the scaffolding that you put up for them in earlier years. With each new year, you are removing that scaffolding little by little, guided by the abilities of your child. In traditional public schools, 5th grade is seen as the time that we must prepare children for middle school. Similarly, 8th grade is the gateway to high school. Unfortunately, this just looks like a myriad of tests, extra homework, locker codes, and lectures on “more responsibility.” Here, you’ll see this preparation look a little bit different.... we believe that this time between 5th-8th grade is a beautiful opportunity to test the waters of true self-directed learning with the support and guidance of adults nearby, and a gently structured resource to lead their path. In short, we are helping them