The Middle School Program

"Serving the adolescent student; partnering with parents to bridge each student’s path from childhood to adulthood."

The adolescent years mark a new and very different stage of human development. 

• Rapid physical growth
• Sense of insecurity in the child who is fast becoming an adult
• Newly developing intellectual abilities—abilities to abstract, conjecture, predict, and create
• Acute social needs—The adolescent asks: Who am I? Where do I fit? What contribution can I make? How can I participate?
• Difficulty reading emotions
• Time of dramatic change in the structure of the brain
• An innate need for adolescents to construct themselves as responsible individuals who participate as contributing members of society 

We offer a unique environment for the adolescent.

• Social needs are addressed in every facet of the adolescent life and work
  •  Student-led community meetings
• Students participate in rural life by planning a farm-based community.
  • Sheep care
  • Orchard
  • Gardening
• Roles are offered that integrate and engage academic studies in economic exchange.
  • Committee work
  • Land management
  • Community-service projects
• Self-awareness is explored through artwork and reflection.
• The development of future projects is integral to the curriculum.
  • Bee keeping
  • Land conservation
• Learning
  • Math
  • Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Foreign Language
  • Humanities
  • Literature