Our Middle School Curriculum Guide
The Middle School curriculum is designed to offer opportunity and choice for all kinds of learners, interests, and skill levels. With a wide array of required and elective class offerings—from visual to performing arts, from music to world languages, from robotics to debate to much more—our students can thrive on whatever path they choose.
Our students enjoy eight classes per day and a dynamic schedule from day to day, experiencing a considerable amount of variety in their daily learning. They mix with many educators and a wide range of peers, thereby forming an incredible number of relationships from positive working relationships to joyful friendships.
A Wealth of Experiences
Each child in the Middle School will experience courses from our ten curricular areas, all of which have been intentionally developed to meet the needs of emerging adolescents. The goal is to feed their interests, help discover their passions, and build their strengths as they transition from Lower School and enter this crucial stage of their academic and personal development. With this in mind, our Middle School program creates students who are confident, curious, and ready for their next adventure at TAS.
We invite you to explore the Middle School curriculum and the individual course descriptions available to students.
Middle School Curriculum Overviews
Required Courses
Learn more about the required courses in Middle School
Elective Courses
Learn about the elective courses in Middle School
Art + Innovation Overview
See an overview of our Middle School Art + Innovation program
English Overview
See an overview of our Middle School English curriculum
Health and Physical Education (PE) Overview
See an overview of our Middle School Health and PE program
History Overview
See an overview of our Middle School History curriculum
Mathematics Overview
See an overview of our Middle School Mathematics program
Performing Arts Overview
See an overview of our Middle School Performing Arts program
Robotics Overview
See an overview of our Middle School Robotics program
Science Overview
See an overview of our Middle School science curriculum
STEAM Overview
See an overview of our Middle School STEAM program
World Languages Overview
See an overview of our Middle School World Languages program
Middle School Classes
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Grade 6 English
Learn about the Grade 6 English curriculum
Grade 7 English
Learn about the Grade 7 English curriculum
Grade 8 English
Learn more about the Grade 8 English curriculum
Grade 6 Science
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Grade 7 Science
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Grade 8 Science
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Grade 6 History
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Grade 8 History
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Grade 7 History
Learn more about our Grade 7 History curriculum
Grade 8 Mandarin as a Foreign Language
Learn more about the Grade 8 Mandarin as a Foreign Language course
Grade 7 Mandarin as a Foreign Language
Learn more about the Grade 7 Mandarin as a Foreign Language curriculum
Grade 6 Mandarin as a Foreign Language
Learn more about the Grade 6 Mandarin as a Foreign Language curriculum
Grade 6 Heritage Mandarin
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Grade 7 Heritage Mandarin
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Grade 8 Heritage Mandarin
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Grade 6 Spanish
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Grade 7 Spanish
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Grade 8 Spanish
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Grade 6 Greek & Latin
Learn more about our Grade 6 Classics curriculum
Grade 7 Greek & Latin
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Grade 8 Greek & Latin
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Grade 6 Mathematics
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Grade 7 Mathematics
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Grade 8 Mathematics
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Grade 6 Strings
Learn more about our Grade 6 Strings curriculum
Grade 7 and 8 Strings
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Grade 6 Band
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Grade 7 and 8 Band
Learn more about the Grade 7 and 8 Band Curriculum
Grade 6 Choir
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Grade 7 Choir
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Grade 8 Choir
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Music Mix for Grades 7 and 8
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Grade 6 Dance
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Grade 8 Dance
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Grade 7 Dance
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Grade 7 Animation
Learn more about this fun elective course!
Grade 7 Ceramics +
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Grade 7 Drama
Learn more about our Grade 7 drama course
Grade 7 Robotics
Learn more about our Grade 7 robotics course
Grade 8 Advanced Debate
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Grade 8 Public Speaking: Finding Your Voice
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Grade 8 Robotics
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Grade 8 Drama
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Grade 8 Painting +
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Grade 8 Photography +
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Grade 8 Economics
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Design the Difference
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LED/Electronics in Design
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Simple Machines at Play
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Toy and Game Design
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Global Politics: Conflict, Crisis, & Cooperation
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The Voice!
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