Our middle school curriculum encourages students to think critically, develop claims, debate ideas, and to always support opinions with evidence.
Middle school students enjoy a challenging and immersive academic program that prepares them for success in both high school and college. Students also have access to extracurricular opportunities that help them develop confidence, creativity, and independence.
In English Language Arts classes, we use a balance of close reading, guided reading, and independent reading to build student mastery of fiction and nonfiction texts. Our literacy curriculum presents students with texts that provide meaningful exposure to important periods in history, as well as contemporary works that are must-reads for kids today. As a result, our middle school students gain insight into important social justice issues by grappling with texts that highlight issues of race, class, and power in our society. Students are encouraged to challenge each other’s thinking and participate in constructive debate.
In math and science courses, students balance skill mastery with deep conceptual understanding of math and a curiosity to learn more about the world around them. We urge students to explain their reasoning, debate different approaches, and describe how they arrived at an answer. In science, we utilize cross-cutting concepts to help kids recognize patterns, explain phenomena, and see the infinite connectedness of our world. Science curriculum melds technology with hands-on components, building on kids’ natural curiosity about the world around them.
Exemplifying our commitment to academic excellence is KIPP Miami’s Leadership, Excellence, and Opportunity Scholastic Academy or, LEO Academy, which offers students a rigorous and unique opportunity to earn multiple high school credits in Algebra 1 and Physical Science, as well as half credits in ‘Career Research & Decision Making’ and ‘Comprehensive Fitness.’ LEO Academy provides leadership and service opportunities, and at the end of their middle school journey, students who excel in the program receive recognition during the eighth-grade commencement ceremony.
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