◈ MIDDLE SCHOOL (Grades 6–8)

Middle school is a time for deeper learning and more critical thinking across all subjects.

English Language Arts (ELA):

Analyzing literary and informational texts

Writing narrative, persuasive, and research-based essays

Developing vocabulary and advanced grammar

Citing evidence and constructing arguments

Preparing for NY State ELA assessments

Group discussions and presentations

Math:

Ratios, proportions, and percentages

Expressions, equations, and inequalities

Geometry: angles, area, volume, and transformations

Introduction to functions and algebraic thinking

Data analysis and statistics

Preparation for Algebra in high school

Science:

Life Science: Cells, genetics, human body systems

Earth Science: Weather systems, geology, space

Physical Science: Atoms, molecules, energy, motion, and forces

Scientific experimentation and lab skills

Critical thinking and hypothesis testing

Social Studies:

Grade 6: Geography and early civilizations

Grade 7: U.S. History from colonization to Civil War

Grade 8: U.S. History from Reconstruction to the present

Government, Constitution, and citizenship

Historical analysis and document-based questions (DBQs)