In these classes, students take English and social studies with their homeroom teacher. Math is taught by fifth and sixth graders in groups organized by readiness levels. Fifth and sixth graders study science, Spanish, the arts, library skills, computers, and physical education outside of the homeroom. Seventh and eighth graders are grouped in teams. The four teams are designed to provide a halfway point between the fifth and sixth grade homerooms and the relative autonomy students will encounter in the Upper School.
Students remain in the same team for two years.
Five adults are attached to each team. English and social studies classes meet with team teachers by grade level. Math classes are organized in readiness groupings. Each seventh and eighth grader takes a language course and attends science, arts, and physical education classes with students from other teams. Once a month seventh and eighth graders participate in team days instead of regular classes.