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Middle School Information Carolyn
Barron Montessori School
The community offers a low student to teacher ratio with two, NAMTA trained middle school instructors. One instructor specializes in the areas of math and science and the other instructor specializes in the humanities. The CBMS middle school students will complete and master the following subject areas during a two-year cycle: Humanities Western Civilization: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Medieval Europe, The Renaissance, World Colonialism, The Industrial Revolution, The Scientific Revolution, The 20th Century (Particular emphasis will be placed on major changes and contributions of economic, political, religious, and cultural systems.) American History: US Nationhood, Native North Americans, US Westward Expansion, US Slavery/Civil War, US Immigration, US Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, US Popular Culture Literature: There will be seven literary discussion groups during a school year. These discussions will include classic and modern short stories, novels, biographies and autobiographies, plays and poetry. The assignments will often reflect the humanities subjects currently under study. Written, critical analyses and reviews of the literature are expected. Writing Skills: Building upon the strong base of language skills developed using the Montessori materials, middle school students will improve their writing skills by learning to write with different goals such as critical analysis, storytelling, poetry factual reporting, technical writing, editorializing, etc. Humanities Projects: In addition to the lecture driven studies above, the students will work in groups to complete four humanities projects each year. The project themes will develop from classical civilizations, societies in transition, or the age of science and technology. Math and Science Math: Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II (theoretical and applied) Science: Earth Science, Physical Science, Biology, and Physics Occupation Projects: In addition to the lecture driven studies above, the students will work in groups to complete four occupations projects each year. The project themes will develop from an animal focus, plant focus, chemistry component, or physics component. Micro-economy The middle school will develop its own micro-economy. For example, the students may decide to operate a school store. They are then responsible for the product selection, location, marketing, price determination, scheduling, financial reporting and accountability. Specials The middle school
students will continue their instruction in Spanish, art and music.
In the spring of each year, the middle school students will plan and organize a class trip to a destination (possibly international) where study will focus on the humanities or occupation project themes of the cycle.
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