Academics
Middle School
Middle School: Grades 5 & 6
In and out of the classroom, on and off the sports fields, our teachers artfully stretch our Middle School students further than they think they can go but do so with the compassion children need to triumph boldly over challenges.
Independence and Collaboration
In fifth and sixth grade, children become more autonomous. A strong adult presence and small classes help usher children through these critical transformative years. This is especially important as they begin the natural process of developing independence from their parents.
In Middle School, they are given more responsibility and must develop sound study and time management skills. They continue to practice and master their academic competency and push their creative and critical thinking. They hone their ability to apply their knowledge toward more sophisticated analysis and synthesis across subjects and disciplines.
They also participate in collaborative projects which teach them to work together by accepting and giving feedback to their peers – critical skills for success in life and in the workplace.
Introduction, Practice, Mastery and Application
In the Middle School, students continue to practice and master foundational skills. At this point they are also ready to apply these skills to deeper, more advanced concepts in the same subjects or to novel situations in new subject matter.
Our subject-specific curricular objectives in the Middle School include:
- Language Arts: Cultivate an appreciation of classic and contemporary literature and strengthen their writing skills.
- Mathematics: Participate in a rigorous math program that stresses the importance of computational and estimation skills, as well as the application of logical thinking and problem-solving.
- Science: Learn scientific methodologies through a variety of hands-on experiences in Earth, life and physical sciences, with a focus on geology, weather, the human body, electricity and bird identification.
- Social Studies: Study history, geography and current events while developing skills in research, note taking, outlining, mapmaking and synthesizing information.
- Foreign Language: Strengthen their abilities in Spanish
- Art/Music: Participate in the visual arts, woodshop, Maker Lab and drama.
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Middle School News
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Author, Illustrator and Past Parent Jerry Craft Visits Country School
When school librarian Mary Ann Lansdale introduced Jerry Craft, past parent and author of “New Kid,” to an audience of Middle School students, she asked who had read his book. The majority of hands flew up.Read More -
Author Janet Wong Shares Love of Poetry at Country School
On Friday, April 26, author and poet Janet Wong visited Country School, presenting to all students in Grades 1 through 6. Ms. Wong is best known for her books Pet Crazy: a Poetry Friday Anthology, The Dumpster Diver, Alex and the Wednesday Chess Club.Read More -
Middle & Upper School Screens Mr. Rogers Documentary
As a continuation of our community conversations on social and emotional well-being, diversity and inclusion, Middle and Upper School students watched select scenes from the film Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, a documentary on Fred Rogers and his television show, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.Read More -
Do Birds Prefer Music? NCCS Student Experiment Wins National Challenge
The scientific experiment of Jane Walsh, a Country School 7th grade student, has been selected as the National Challenge Grand Prize Winner of Cornell University Lab of Ornithology’s K-12 annual magazine, Birdsleuth Investigator.Read More
