Mead Students LOVE Middle School!

Grades 5-8

Middle School at Mead leverages all of the key differentiators of the Mead approach to seamlessly integrate academic rigor and social and emotional growth during these critical years.  See our students' entries in the "Mead tagline" contest to get a sense of how they feel about their Mead experience!

Taking Risks, Embracing Challenge, and Forging Paths

Because learning groups are small, Middle School students feel deeply known by faculty, forge strong friendships with peers, and are thus able to take risks.  Embracing a challenging curriculum and what can be a challenging moment in life is made joyful through interdisciplinary learning that allows time to explore areas of personal passion.  Students take on  increased independence and responsibility and are supported and challenged in ways that best fit them academically and socially.  Mead provides students with opportunities to practice advocating for themselves and to become active in, and accountable for, their own learning journey.  

Confident Self-Directed Learners

By the time students graduate from Mead, they have become self-directed learners who are confident and able to draw upon their higher level critical thinking skills to take risks and accept responsibilities that come with being independent and mature learners.  With a uniquely powerful sense of self, our graduates are flourishing, prepared, and ready to excel in high school and beyond.

While many schools outline a progressive curriculum, The Mead School lives it every day. 
At Mead, we have breadth and depth in learning and a community that supports the mission of the school. 7th grade parent

Middle School Curriculum

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