Middle School Overview
Middle School is a time of transition from concrete to abstract thinking and a time to master the skills of organization, reading, note-taking, and understanding one’s own learning style. Rather than shaping students to fit a mold, we encourage each girl to try new things and to discover her passions, her potential, and her strengths.
At the Middle School level, the program emphasis continues to be on a strong academic curriculum with special attention given to the students' personal and social development. Inviting students to question and explore new ideas, teachers in the newly named Smith Middle School work closely with their students, fostering initiative, independence and creative thinking in the classroom.
The Middle School curriculum balances the teaching of content with teaching students how to learn, how to communicate effectively, how to get along with others, how to research, how to explore, and how to think logically and creatively. Classes provide forums in which girls are given the opportunity to discuss and debate world issues and current events, to become scientifically and mathematically literate and to apply scientific and mathematical concepts to real life situations. Middle School students are also encouraged to develop strong writing and interpretive skills and a global perspective through the study of foreign languages and cultures.
During the Middle School years, students experience intellectual, physical, social, and emotional growth at an extraordinary pace. The combination of a core advisory system and a challenging academic program encourages the Middle School students at Roland Park Country School to become increasingly independent adolescents and learners within a safe and supportive environment.
In the Middle School, a rigorous curriculum, enhanced by the integration of technology, focuses on mastery of content as well as the development of skills of inquiry and communication. Students foster respect for themselves and others through numerous opportunities for cooperative learning, community service, and leadership both in and out of the classroom. The Middle School has an array of co-curricular and extracurricular activities which permit students to explore their interests and talents. Our standards of respect, honesty, and encouragement help students to build self-confidence and to make good choices. Students learn to be more responsible individuals, members of our School community, and citizens of the world.
8:05 am |
Advisory Check-In |
8:15–10:25 am |
Three short classes or one long and one short class |
10:30–10:40 am |
Break |
10:45–12:10pm |
Two short classes or one long class |
12:15 –12:45 pm |
Lunches |
12:50–2:15 pm |
Two short classes or one long class |
2:20 pm on Even Days |
Middle School Meeting |
2:20 pm on Odd Days or |
Class, Chorus, Study Hall, Academic Help or Athletics |
2:35 pm on Even Days |
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3:05 pm on Odd Days or |
Advisory/GYTT (Get Yourself Together Time) |
3:15 pm on Even Days |
Dismissal, Athletics, Activities or Supervised Study Hall |
3:30 pm |
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