Middle School (Grades 7–8)

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Grades 7–8

During the Middle School years, your child experiences thrilling, sometimes bewildering changes as they transition from a child into a teenager. At Sierra Canyon, we have designed our Middle School program to help students effectively direct all their inquisitive energy, while helping build the academic, social, and emotional skills to thrive as a learner and individual.

Our Middle School students have a dedicated quad just for them on our sweeping, sunlit Upper Campus. Sharing the facilities with students in Grades 9 through 12 gives your child a first-hand glimpse of what lies ahead while feeling firmly grounded in their own close-knit community. Designing an original physics experiment to demonstrate angular momentum, trying a hand at improv comedy, exploring Washington, D.C. with teachers and classmates, or launching a fundraiser to buy supplies for a neighborhood school, your child grows as a unique human being and member of a larger society.

By the end of 8th Grade, your child has become an impressively self-aware, self-advocating, and self-directed young person—primed to succeed in our Upper School and to make a significant difference in the wider world.

Want to learn more? We invite you to examine our curriculum in Grades 7–8 and schedule a Middle School tour.