The Intermediate School:   Grades 5 and 6

Although fifth grade students remain in a self-contained classroom, they are introduced to some of the methods, abstract thinking and curriculum structure that occurs at the sixth grade level, including foreign language classes.  The D.A.R.E. program and Invention Convention are only two examples of the types of activities introduced in order to encourage higher level thinking and problem-solving.  Students begin to learn to write in a formal style and are taught specific organizational and study skill techniques.  Students in our sixth grade program begin the middle school experience of departmentalized classes.  The sixth grade program further encourages abstract thinking, organizational skills, responsibility, and experimentation, while promoting personal growth and peer identity.  Leadership and oral communication skills play a large role in the education experience in sixth grade.

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