中学课程

从六年级到八年级, the 中学 英语 program emphasizes that students read widely and deeply as they hone their writing, 批判性思维, 沟通技巧. 反映最佳做法和青少年的发展需要, students develop analytical and 批判性思维 skills as the reading and writing exercises build in complexity throughout middle school. Choice and student agency are vital components of our reading culture and the cultivation of individual student voices. Students actively engage in a variety of reading 经历 across mediums and genres, 包括独立阅读, 整个班级的小说和学生领导的小型读书俱乐部. 阅读经历反映了不同的声音, 经历, and perspectives to develop cultural competencies and understanding as global citizens. 学生们学习绘制灵感, 的想法, 以及他们阅读各种体裁作品的证据, 既有说明性又有创造性. They practice and view writing as a process that demands awareness of task, audience, and purpose. 只要有可能，学生就会为真正的读者写作.

中学 students will develop a sense of wonder about the complexity of the world, 过去和现在. 他们承担风险的能力会增强, 灵活地面对挫折，在每个阶段都想办法反思自己的工作. 中学社会科学专业的学生应该能够提出问题, 定义问题, 并在积极参与课程的基础上找到解决方案. Students will acquire analytical reasoning and writing skills to interpret and synthesize research around any of the social 科学s as it relates to the various content areas. They will be able to engage in argument from evidence and evaluate the validity of the claims of others. Students will also be able to work effectively together through the process of communication that builds compromise and consensus. 除了, they will develop the ability to recognize the importance of various audiences and perspectives to help them understand others’ lived 经历.

Middle school 科学 students will develop questions and 定义问题 based on observations. 他们将设计、完善和操纵模型，并进行调查. Students will acquire analytical and computational skills to interpret and synthesize data, and be able to construct explanations and design solutions from multiple viewpoints. They will engage in arguments from evidence and evaluate the validity of claims made by other scientists.

中学时期的科学家会培养对自然的好奇感, 培养他们承担风险的能力, 灵活地面对挫折，在每个阶段都想办法反思自己的工作. 学生将有效地一起工作, 与他人合作并向他人学习, 接受并给予建设性的反馈.

At the heart of mathematics education at 线上买球平台 is the desire to instill a lifelong love of mathematics. Within the classrooms students are viewed as a community of mathematicians who connect what they are learning to the real world. 学生们参与许多项目, 以及不同的表示, 并选择如何展示他们的知识. An emphasis on modeling and application is intended to help students see mathematics as a tool for making sense of and describing the world around them.

基于NCTM的数学实践，我们的目标是让学生:

• 理解现实世界中的情境问题，并坚持不懈地解决它们;
• reason abstractly and quantitatively and to demonstrate a depth of understanding to build a foundation to solve future problems;
• 同时进行协作和独立工作, construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others in a positive manner;
• use appropriate resources and tools strategically and model with mathematics as an aid to solving complex problems;
• 把精确作为卓越的组成部分;
• utilize the structure and repetition of previous problems to solve current ones;
• 认识并探索数学在我们生活中占有一席之地的可能性.

Our 中学 World Language 程序 instills in its students an appreciation for language learning and fosters in them an identity as members of the global community. Students develop cultural competency through language acquisition with the goal of application beyond 线上买球平台. 学生们在学习法语之间做出选择, 普通话, 或者在中学期间学习西班牙语.

罗兰霍尔世界语言中学的学生将:

• 学习语言是为了有效地交流;
• 培养对语言和语言学习的欣赏;
• 发展作为全球社会成员的文化能力;
• 在罗兰霍尔中学以外的地方应用语言.

学生将获得知识和技能，使健康, 与他们的身体有关的明智的决定, 情感和社会健康. They will develop their communication skills to be able to self-advocate and develop their self-awareness in order to self-regulate. 通过各种运动技能和运动形式, 有体育素养的学生将增强身体健康, personal health and social interaction that will foster an appreciation for a lifetime of physical activity. 

Note: 健康 is incorporated into the seventh- and eighth-grade physical education classes, 六年级的时候, 健康是所有学生参加的基础课程的一部分.

除了核心课程的数学, 英语, 社会研究, 科学, PE, 和世界语言, 六年级的学生要参加为期一年的“基础”课程.” The year of Foundations is separated into four 8–10 week sections focusing on a specific area of curricular extension or interest. 这些不是选修课, but an assigned rotation of our MS extension offerings to help students make more informed elective choices in seventh and eighth grades and in the 上学校.

• Foundations of 计算机科学 - A collaborative and lively class exploring introductory topics in digital citizenship, 计算思维, 人工智能, 用几种语言编码. 

• 辩论的基础-辩论课的基础包括课程, 活动, 以及强调公开演讲重要性的表演, 有效的论证, 反思性倾听. Students select different topics to discuss and the course provides them with tips and strategies for creating, 交付, 评估他们有说服力的演讲. 

• 健康基础 & 健康 - focus on social and emotional growth and development of interpersonal skills.

• Foundations of 音乐 - Foundations of 音乐 students listen to, study and perform 音乐. 除了学习音乐的元素，比如节奏, 旋律与和声, students study the development of 音乐 from Bach to Miles Davis to Taylor Swift. 最重要的是, 音乐基础课程的学生用声音一起创作音乐, 尤克里里琴和各种管乐器和打击乐器.