At The Summit Preparatory School in Springfield, MO, our 6th grade through 8th grade Middle School program embraces the progressive tenets of learning, including critical thinking, creativity, curiosity, communication, collaboration, character, and citizenship.
Our junior high students learn in a collaborative classroom environment with teachers who are experts in their fields. Our middle school faculty have over 50 years of combined experience in education and hold advanced degrees in teaching, STEM Education, American History, and mathematics as well as degrees in English, business, art, music, Spanish, and physical education. As the only fully-accredited independent private school in the greater Springfield area, The Summit strives to provide the highest quality education possible to support all students on their path to success.
Through deliberate education of the whole child and a commitment to academic excellence, The Summit’s Middle School program challenges its 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students to become responsible researchers and respectful communicators in the classroom, in the Springfield community, and beyond. Students learn to evaluate sources of reliable information and engage in the exchange of diverse perspectives. The Middle School program embraces the idea of ‘learning by doing‘ with its progressive, inquiry-based model focused on student-led and project-based learning and a challenging, integrated curriculum.
Through elective opportunities, students are able to choose hands-on coursework based on their interests, including explorations in STEM, culinary arts, theatre performance, and more. Field trips provide experiential learning connected to curricular content and embrace the Springfield community and its history through partnerships with local organizations. These experiences enhance learning and inform student-centered project development. Students practice leadership in and out of the classroom, and many choose to serve on the Student Council to enhance their Middle School experience.
Our junior high students learn in a collaborative classroom environment with teachers who are experts in their fields. Our middle school faculty have over 50 years of combined experience in education and hold advanced degrees in teaching, STEM Education, American History, and mathematics as well as degrees in English, business, art, music, Spanish, and physical education. As the only fully-accredited independent private school in the greater Springfield area, The Summit strives to provide the highest quality education possible to support all students on their path to success.
Progressive Education Goals for Middle School Students
Through elective opportunities, students are able to choose hands-on coursework based on their interests, including explorations in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), culinary arts, theatre performance, and more. Field trips provide further experiential learning connected to curricular content while helping our junior high students embrace the Springfield community and its history through partnerships with local organizations. These extracurricular experiences enhance learning and inform student-centered project development. Students practice leadership in and out of the classroom, and many choose to serve on the Student Council to enhance their Middle School experience.
From math to science and from music to PE, learn more about the academic goals and curricula of each available course in our Middle School program. Find course descriptions for our 6th-grade-level courses using the first link below and descriptions for our 7th-and-8th-grade-level courses using the second link.
The Summit’s 2020 Strategic Plan identified areas of focus to evolve and enrich programming for grades 6-12:
Use the link blow to read more about The Summit’s Upper School Initiative 2021.
As with our Early Learner and Lower School programs, The Upper School faculty at The Summit are excited and proud to share our Middle School students’ achievements and milestones throughout their academic journeys with their parents and prospective Summit families. Use the button below to explore the most recent blog entries and check back regularly during the school year for even more news.
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We’d love to have your Middle School student experience The Summit difference. As the only full-accredited independent private school in the Springfield, MO area, we are happy to share what sets our academic environment apart from the rest.
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