Middle School

The Middle School at Westfield provides the students in grades 5-8 with experiences and classroom settings to gently guide them from the structured Lower School environment to the responsibilities encountered with the full rotation of classes of the Upper School grades. Each grade level in Middle School provides a little more opportunity for the student to assume responsibility for himself in his academic surroundings. All of the programs and activities for the Middle School students serve to support the school’s mission.

Students continue their pursuit of the core academic disciplines of English/language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies begun in the Lower School program. Studies in music, Bible, computer, art, physical education, and foreign language continue to be an emphasis of the enrichment program, but with a schedule that allows for greater depth and breadth of study. Classroom instructors at this level introduce the students to a new, higher-level cognitive process designed to encourage them to refine their thinking and communication skills. The curriculum included at these grade levels prepares the student for the college preparatory curriculum of the Upper School at Westfield.