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Academics

Middle School is a time for transition and growth. Our program strives to both support and challenge students, enabling them to develop a sense of independence while also providing them the structure, guidance, and limits appropriate to the middle grade years. Our Middle School students learn both content and skills, building the knowledge necessary for High School and beyond as they become critical thinkers and independent learners.

While we seek to create a Middle School culture, we recognize that each year of Middle School has its own needs. We view the Middle School years as a series of transitions. Our sixth grade program recognizes that the sixth graders need a year that falls in structure and routine somewhere between the single classroom of Lower School and the larger variety of the rest of the Upper School. Seventh grade is the year when most of our Middle School students become adults in the Jewish world by becoming a Bar or Bat Mitzvah. We recognize the excitement and pressures of this year and work to help our students grow socially, academically and religiously. Our eighth graders are the leaders of our Middle School. We provide them with more options and work to help them claim ownership of their academic lives. While we realize they have an eye towards the High School, we still maintain an education that is developmentally appropriate for the oldest of our Middle School students.

For more information about our Middle School curriculum, download a copy of our Upper School Course Guide in PDF format by clicking here.
 


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SSDSEU

Lower School
Irving Laurie Building
122 Gregory Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone: 973-602-3700

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Upper School
(Middle School & High School)
Eric F. Ross Campus

1418 Pleasant Valley Way
West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone: 973-602-3600

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