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I’ve noticed a real change in my daughter over the past year; she’s more self-aware, more responsible, and more involved.
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Science
Middle school students hone their skills as scientists through a process of scientific inquiry, analysis, and validation of experimental information. Each grade explores three units in a core area: environmental science (grade five), Earth science (grade six), life science (grade seven), and physical science (grade eight). Full Option Science System (FOSS) and Delta Science modules are a foundation to many units, and trips to museums, educational institutions, and outdoor spaces are integral to our work.
The curriculum emphasizes collaboration, contribution in small group settings, and communication of hypotheses, procedures, data, conclusions, and inferences. Students are expected to maintain an organized science notebook, present results, and prepare formal laboratory reports. The curriculum incorporates cross-disciplinary study and integrates reading, persuasive and creative writing, poetry, sketching, sculpting, and design.
An annual, school-wide science fair challenges students to develop a hypothesis, design an experiment, and then present their findings. The science fair enables students to make their own discoveries and recognize the role they play in creating a healthier planet. The research component of the science fair requires students to review nonfiction texts and analyze and validate quantitative data.
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