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Middle School Curriculum

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2024-2025 Curriculum

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Art Rotation 6

Art Rotation 6 introduces students to varied means of artistic expression in a safe and exploratory environment.

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Ceramics 8

This course is designed to foster a basic understanding of ceramics materials with a hands-on approach.

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Chinese 1A

In this course, students learn the fundamentals of the four language modalities (listening, speaking, reading and writing) in the Chinese language using the Pinyin Romanization system and simplified characters.

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Chinese 1B

In this course, students continue the study of listening, speaking, reading and writing begun in Chinese IA.

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Dance 8

This semester course offers eighth-grade students the opportunity to explore the elementary level of modern and jazz techniques.

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Digital Art 8

This course explores how students can use the tools of digital art to both artistically document and express themselves.

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Drama 8

This course is focused on improvisation and an in-depth exploration of character development.

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Drawing and Painting 8

This course is designed to expose students to a variety of materials and techniques in art making, allowing them to develop their drawing, painting and art-making skills.

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English 6

This course is designed to lay the foundation of intellectual habits and academic skills that students need in order to read a variety of texts with confidence, appreciation, comprehension and critical insight, and to write and speak in a variety of modes.

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English 7

This course focuses on developing the fundamental skills of critical reading, creative and expository writing, vocabulary and grammar.

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English 8

In anticipation of English I, students build reading independence and write longer compositions, deepening their creative and analytical thinking through a variety of written responses to texts.

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Experimental Programming 8

This beginning course in computer science introduces students to the basic computer programming constructs while giving them the fundamental concepts of computer science.

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French 1A

In this course, students learn the fundamentals of the four language modalities (listening, speaking, reading and writing) in the French language.

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French 1B

In this course, students continue to build proficiency and confidence in the four language modalities (speaking, listening, reading and writing).

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History 6

The sixth-grade history curriculum is designed to foster curiosity for the ancient world through inquiry-based learning.

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Jazz Band 8

This course is designed to introduce students to the engaging and enriching musical experience centered around the exciting world of jazz.

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Latin 1A

This course covers material equivalent to the first semester of the Latin I upper school course.

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Latin 1B

This course is a continuation of Latin IA and covers material equivalent to the second semester of the Latin I upper school course.

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Mathematics 1

This course is designed to consolidate student understanding of arithmetic while developing the organization, communication and problem-solving skills necessary for further study of mathematics.

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Mathematics 2

This course prepares students for the study of algebra and is designed to nurture the growth of an individual as a problem solver as well as to help them become comfortable and confident with the tools and techniques that are needed to master algebra.

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Mathematics 2 Enriched

Like Math 2, this course prepares students for the study of algebra, but it is more demanding, considering a greater number of problem types, and providing less instruction and support before homework is assigned.

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Musical Theater 8: Technical

Students learn skills necessary to build stage sets and props, basic sewing for costuming, create stage lighting and serve as the production crew for the final Musical Theater 8 Performance class production.

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PE 6/PE 7/PE 8

The department presents a varied and flexible program in which students develop physical fitness, physical skills and socially desirable habits of good sportsmanship and teamwork, as well as an interest in recreational activities.

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Robotics 8

This course offers students the opportunity to learn and apply mathematical, scientific, engineering and computer programming skills through robot design and construction.

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Science 6

The sixth-grade science curriculum is designed to lay the foundation of intellectual character and academic skills that students need to productively engage with questions, problems, uncertainties and enigmas through science and engineering.

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Science 7

The seventh-grade science curriculum focuses on life science as it relates to humans and the environment.

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Social Studies 7

Social Studies 7 is designed to help students learn to think like social scientists and geographers as they develop 21st-century skills that help them investigate our world.

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Spanish 1A

In this course, students learn the fundamentals of the four language modalities (listening, speaking, reading and writing) in the Spanish language.

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Spanish 1B

In this course, students continue to build proficiency and confidence in the four language modalities (speaking, listening, reading and writing).

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Studio Art 8

This course is designed to expose students to a variety of materials and techniques in art-making, allowing them to develop their drawing, painting and art-making skills.

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Technical Theater 8

Students learn skills necessary to build stage sets and props, basic sewing for costuming, create stage lighting, participate in designing of sets, props and costumes, and serve as the production crew for the middle school play/musical and additional middle school productions.

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World Languages 6

Sixth-grade students rotate through four introductory modules devoted to each of the four languages taught at Bishop’s: Chinese, French, Latin and Spanish.

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World Religions 8

This course introduces students to the origins of five of the world’s major religious and philosophical traditions and the cultures that produced them.

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