Each Middle School student has an advisor who serves as the student's primary school supporter and liaison with the home. The advisor-advisee system gradually makes clear to students that they, not their parents, are to take responsibility and accountability for their school work and conduct, which is the Upper School's cornerstone for course work. Grade 6 has its own advising system of bi-weekly written reports, which the homeroom teacher sends to parents. Extending praise and encouragement as well as suggesting improvements, the reports inform parents and help to keep them involved. Report cards detailing teachers' comments about each Middle School Students' performance and progress come home four times a year.
Teachers send weekly reports on each student to the student's advisor.
Those weekly reports, which continue through Grades 7 and 8, detail academic progress, classroom behavior and the general adjustment to Worcester Academy. Under the watchful eyes of our caring teachers, each Student makes an individual journey from childhood toward adolescence. Along the way, every boy and girl meets ideas and gains experiences that opens the door to the wider world. At the same time that each student faces challenges in the classroom, in athletics and in the arts, he or she is expected to give and receive respect, assume responsibility and accept accountability. Taken together, these are, we believe, the meaningful early milestones leading to life's opportunities.