Pursuing passions and building character
We’re committed to educating the whole child and our middle schools have strong advisory and elective programs that allow scholars to blossom into centered, engaged young adults with a clear understanding of their strengths, passions, and areas for growth. Advisory focuses on helping scholars manage daily frustrations,
master key nonacademic skills, and develop character strengths in the context of a trusted and intimate community. With the ability to choose from a substantial range of electives, scholars can explore and discover their interests and find new reserves of motivation, self-discipline, and joy as they seriously pursue passions such as chess, debate, soccer, or dance.
We’re committed to educating the whole child and our middle schools have strong advisory and elective programs that allow scholars to blossom into centered, engaged young adults with a clear understanding of their strengths, passions, and areas for growth. Advisory focuses on helping scholars manage daily frustrations, master key nonacademic skills, and develop character strengths in the context of a trusted and intimate community. With the ability to choose from a substantial range of electives, scholars can explore and discover their interests and find new reserves of motivation, self-discipline, and joy as they seriously pursue passions such as chess, debate, soccer, or dance.
In middle school, scholars begin to take charge of their own learning. Our electives program is designed to give scholars more choice about which interests and talents to pursue. Our electives are as rigorous and engaging as any of our STEM and Humanities classes; we don’t consider them to be extra but rather a vital part of the curriculum. Electives vary by school, but can include drama, dance, chorus, painting and drawing, chess, speech and debate, journalism, robotics, Math Olympiad, or entrepreneurship.
We are committed to preparing our scholars for college, careers, and citizenship, and to do this, our schools must support their moral and pragmatic development. The advisory program provides a daily period when scholars meet with an advisor and a group of peers to self-reflect and discuss salient issues. Scholars develop close relationships with their advisors, who help them navigate challenges in and out of school and hone skills like time management. We want our scholars to make great choices and become self-advocates — all while receiving an outstanding education.