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The Oakridge Middle School embodies the philosophy of The Oakridge School. By providing a challenging educational program, with emphasis on the total development of each child, the Middle School prepares students for higher education and life. We, as faculty and administrators, believe in academic excellence, high moral and ethical standards, honor, respect of others, and the pursuit of knowledge as a life-long experience.
The Middle School at Oakridge is divided into two separate divisions. The lower house (LHMS) consists of grades five and six, and grades seven and eight comprise the upper house (UHMS). Each division of the middle school has its own faculty, programs, and curriculum.
The Middle School curriculum, in both the lower and the upper houses, provides sound instruction in all academic disciplines, exploration of the fine arts, and a strong physical education and athletic program. Specifically, students in the LHMS are required to study Language Arts, Fine Arts, Math, General and Earth Science, United States and World History, Foreign Language(French or Spanish), and Physical Education. The fine arts program in the 5th grade consists of 9 weeks each of choir, art, drama and strings. In 6th grade students take Latin and also begin to focus their fine arts study by choosing one of the arts each semester. The UHMS curriculum includes: English, Honors English, Advanced Writing, Pre-Algebra, Honors Pre-Algebra, Algebra A, Honors Algebra I, Honors Geometry, Honors Algebra II, Life and Physical Science, United States and Modern History, Foreign Language (French or Spanish), Choir, Art, Drama, and Strings as well as competitive Athletics.
The Middle School's college preparatory program is challenging and structured yet always centered on nurturing the whole child. Our program is designed to help young people develop intellectually, physically, socially, artisically and emotionally.
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