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The Middle School ... Technology Electives
... Grades 6 - 8 A substantial amount of Students are able to select from a wide variety of electives including
financial resources has been Music, Drama, Art, Robotics, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, First Aid,
committed to upgrading the MUN and French, amongst others.
school’s educational technology.
Classrooms are standardized
“Our program inspires student achievement with a teacher laptop and
and a strong sense of community, Smartboard. The school is a Assessments/Grading
self, and values” wireless learning environment Staff utilize a variety of assessment techniques. Assessments are
and students bring their own
laptop to school each day. We used to help “drive” instruction. MAP testing is used to help focus
utilize e-textbooks in some instruction. Grades are reported to parents, via a report card, three
times throughout the school year. There are no end of semester exams,
Structure of the School subject areas. Skoolee supports we follow continuous semester assessment policy. Parent-Teacher
electronic grade books, parent
The Middle School is designed to meet the unique needs of the communication, etc. Schoology Conferences are scheduled throughout the year.
emerging adolescent. These needs encompass physical, psychological, is also utilized as the school
intellectual, social, and moral needs. Our program inspires student learning management system.
achievement and a strong sense of community, self, and values. There are also two MS IT Labs.

As a bilingual school, students are expected to perform at a high
academic level in both English and Arabic. Mastery of both languages
is required for all students.

Our staff are organized into grade level teams and academic
departments. Subjects are departmentalized, however,
interdisciplinary units are encouraged. Each department has a
standards-based curriculum. Heads of Department support and guide
staff in curriculum development and implementation. Collaboration
and team planning are utilized when developing units of study/
assessments. Grade Level Coordinators address common grade
level concerns. There is a strong emphasis on teaching reading and
writing skills across the curriculum. English department members
utilize Writers’ and Readers’ Workshop Mastery of skills, application
of knowledge, and a love of lifelong learning is emphasized. Similar
programs are offered in Arabic, “Writer’s Workshop” and “I Read
Arabic”. Adequate individual, grade level, and department planning
time are scheduled during the day to allow staff to meet and plan.

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