Middle School (Grades 6-8)

Middle-schoolers are expanding their awareness and skills. They are increasingly interested in the world beyond their classroom and school, ready for new challenges and responsibilities.

Waldorf students start out with a Morning Lesson Teacher who often stays with them through Fifth and sometimes Eighth Grade. Our core Waldorf curriculum taught by the class teacher is supported by subject teachers; the core curriculum and subject classes are aligned with the students’ development as they grow. In Sixth through Eighth Grades, the class teacher continues to present the core curriculum and offer guidance to the class. Science and Math Morning Lesson blocks are generally taught by the Middle School Math and Science specialist.

In Middle School, students have the opportunity to participate in team sports, join with area Waldorf schools for track meets, expand friendships at middle-school dances, take electives in our music and language programs, and enjoy more autonomy in class meetings and planning class events and fundraisers.

Each day, Morning Lesson begins with movement and rhythmic activities such as recitation, singing, or playing the recorder followed by a review of the previous day’s work and a presentation of new material. The students give artistic expression to all Morning Lesson subjects – including Mathematics and Science – through drawing, painting, modeling, or sculpting. With the teacher’s guidance, they create their own beautiful and unique books which reflect their learning. This begins quite simply in the Lower School, and by Middle School, their books serve as detailed and valuable references to the subjects they have studied.

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