Emphasis is placed on the conciseness of written expression, vocabulary, and the depth of the investigation. Essay writing skills and attention to vocabulary and English grammar are stressed throughout the middle school years. I classes are taught in the Middle School as the student's abstract thinking ability matures. Foreign language opportunities are also available with instruction in French, Latin, and Spanish. The Middle School has several specialist teachers and classes included in their curriculum.
Students receive regular instruction in music, studio art, technology, and physical education.
Instrumental and string instruction is available to every student on both the beginner and intermediate level. Life in the Middle School includes weekly chapel services, literary magazines, and class dances and parties, all of which are designed by age group. Special field trips are a part of the curriculum for each grade. Scholastic athletic competition occurs in the seventh and eighth grade levels in seven different sports. The Middle School faculty are specialists and professionals in their fields of study.