Middle Years, 6-10

The Middle Year's curriculum is responsive and appropriate to the developmental needs of young adolescents and strives to involve elements such as;

· higher order thinking, holistic learning, critical thinking, problem-solving and life-long learning;

· students taking charge of their own learning and constructing their own meanings;

· integrated and disciplinary curricula that are negotiated, relevant and challenging;

· cooperative learning and collaborative teaching;

· authentic, reflective, and outcomes-based assessment;

· heterogeneous and flexible student groupings;

· success for every student;