Teaching Tracks

6th Grade: 

My interpersonal connection to my local community. In the 6th grade, students will go through a cycle of thematic learning strands in which they develop personal strengths, as well as academic competencies. Through investigations with personal identity, production as it pertains to power and authority, environment and engagement in community assets, the 6th grade curriculum will facilitate year-long exploration and growth.

7th Grade:

Where does my country fit into the global environment? In the 7th grade, students will go through a cycle of thematic learning strands in which they develop personal strengths, as well as academic competencies at an intermediate level. The 7th grade students will begin the year learning about global identity, and then will move through the strands of distribution as it relates to power and authority, global connections in science and technology, and lastly, social capital.

8th Grade:

As a global citizen how are we interconnected? What is my role in a global society? In the 8th grade, students will go through a cycle of thematic learning strands in which they develop personal strengths, as well as academic competencies at a mastery level. The 8th grade curriculum includes investigations of national identity, consumption in power and authority, civic practice, and asset mapping. Students will learn how to become a global citizen by becoming aware of the importance of diversity and international connections.