The Middle School believes that:

• Learning is active and process-oriented.
• Faculty should use varied methods of instruction to teach to the multiple intelligences in all of us.
• Using alternative means of assessing learning is good teaching.
• Middle school students need to develop self-discipline and responsibility.
• There is basic goodness in each individual.
• A sense of humor and being flexible are important.
• Every student needs to develop a close relationship with a least one faculty member.
• A strong extracurricular program is important for the development of the whole child.

To develop the whole student:

• Each grade team plans service activities to involve the student in the larger community.
• We have an active drama and music program. Over 74 students are involved in orchestra, another 92 are in the Middle School Chorus.
• We encourage participation in chapel. Students serve as sacristans and chapel musicians perform every week.
• The Student Forum, a representative body from all three grades, assists in planning all events.
• The Middle School Reading Specialist works with teachers to foster each student's progress in academic subjects.

The year is organized by trimesters. A full narrative comment is sent home to parents three times a year. Faculty send comment sheets at other times to indicate areas needing improvement. Report cards with letter grades are issued at the end of each trimester.