The Middle School is a community of learners encompassing every Milken student and teacher. It is a developmentally responsive learning environment that promotes the healthy growth of young adolescents towards fulfilling the mission of the School. The curriculum, faculty, and culture combine to create an environment in which students can pursue their academic passions and feel free to take intellectual risks.  

At the Middle School, there are high expectations for every member of the learning community. Teachers work with students to translate these high expectations into concrete, supported standards and clear models of excellence. The Middle School curriculum that is relevant, challenging, integrative, and exploratory. The focus of the curriculum will be teaching students to learn to use their minds and hearts well. Teaching and learning is personalized to attend to each child’s unique mind. Teaching approaches attend to the diverse skills, multiple intelligences, and varied interests of students.  

The Middle School teachers are educators who value working with this age group and are prepared to do so. The Middle School teachers understand the developmental needs and assets of Middle School students and structure teaching and learning accordingly. They know how to form learning partnerships with students, demonstrating empathy while providing significant academic experiences. Students and teachers alike are engaged in active learning. Instead of delivering information, teachers will guide students to understand how they learn thereby teaching themselves and each other.

The Middle School is an inviting, supportive, and safe environment because these are the optimal conditions for the academic development of young adolescents. The tone of the school explicitly and self-consciously emphasizes trust, decency, and fairness. To create this healthy culture, the School has an advisory program, which is a program that supports meaningful relationships and learning. Every student is placed with an Advisor who loops with the student during his or her stay in the Middle School. This Advisor oversees the social, emotional, and academic growth of the child.

A Community of Learners

The Middle School is a community of learners encompassing every Milken student and teacher. It is a developmentally responsive learning environment that promotes the healthy growth of young adolescents towards fulfilling the mission of the School. The curriculum, faculty, and culture combine to create an environment in which students can pursue their academic passions and feel free to take intellectual risks.

At the Middle School, there are high expectations for every member of the learning community. Teachers work with students to translate these high expectations into concrete, supported standards and clear models of excellence. The Middle School curriculum that is relevant, challenging, integrative, and exploratory. The focus of the curriculum will be teaching students to learn to use their minds and hearts well. Teaching and learning is personalized to attend to each child’s unique mind. Teaching approaches attend to the diverse skills, multiple intelligences, and varied interests of students.

The Middle School teachers are educators who value working with this age group and are prepared to do so. The Middle School teachers understand the developmental needs and assets of Middle School students and structure teaching and learning accordingly. They know how to form learning partnerships with students, demonstrating empathy while providing significant academic experiences. Students and teachers alike are engaged in active learning. Instead of delivering information, teachers will guide students to understand how they learn thereby teaching themselves and each other.

 The Middle School is an inviting, supportive, and safe environment because these are the optimal conditions for the academic development of young adolescents. The tone of the school explicitly and self-consciously emphasizes trust, decency, and fairness. To create this healthy culture, the School has an advisory program, which is a program that supports meaningful relationships and learning. Every student is placed with an Advisor who loops with the student during his or her stay in the Middle School. This Advisor oversees the social, emotional, and academic growth of the child.