MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES SIX THROUGH EIGHT
THE SCHOOL
Dwight-Englewood School (D-E) is a coeducational, independent college preparatory day school of over 1000 students, serving grades Preschool 3 through Grade 12. D-E is the product of three merged schools, the oldest of which was founded in 1889. The School today is the most ethnically diverse secondary school in Bergen County; our students represent over 110 zipcodes in the New York and New Jersey area. D-E is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools, and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools and the Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools.
CHALLENGING MINDS FOR A CHANGING WORLD. As a community of learners, Dwight-Englewood School strives to foster in each student a passion for life-long learning. We seek excellence, honor integrity and embrace diversity in order to develop the skills, values and courage to meet the challenges of a changing world and to make it better.
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ACADEMICS ACADEMICS, ORGANIZATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT The Middle School program is an exceptional combination of vigorous curriculum and skill development, in conjunction with a commitment to student exploration, process and problem solving. It encourages discourse for young adolescents to discover and pursue their particular abilities, talents and interests, while providing opportunities to work collaboratively with peers both within their grade level and across the three grades. Each grade level is unified around a theme which serves to connect the experiences in the core curriculum of Social Studies, English, Science and Mathematics. Grade-level teams of teachers have a positive impact on the delivery of the curriculum, skills development and individual student needs. The program helps students develop organizational, academic and personal skills they will need as they progress through their academic career.
TECHNOLOGY From a technology standpoint, the Middle School relies on a 2-piece platform that utilizes the strengths of technology and the advantages of paper through the use of the school-issued personalized and customized iPad and Levenger notebook. Together these two items are powerful learning and organizational tools for your child; one that they will most likely use for life. Students use their iPads to collaborate with others, creatively synthesize and demonstrate knowledge through the creation of multiple media types including video and engage with the world. Students use technology to create videography and multimedia presentations to be shared with various audiences including classmates, scientists, business people as well as panels of independent experts both internal and external to the Dwight-Englewood community.
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THE CURRICULUM 6th GRADE ENGLISH
SCIENCE
STUDIO ART
MATHEMATICS
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
MUSIC (CHORUS OR ORCHESTRA)
SOCIAL STUDIES
FRENCH OR SPANISH
7th GRADE ENGLISH
SCIENCE
STUDIO ART
MATHEMATICS
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
DRAMA
SOCIAL STUDIES
SPANISH OR FRENCH AND/OR LATIN
CHORUS, ORCHESTRA (OPTIONAL)
8th GRADE ENGLISH
SCIENCE
DRAMA
MATHEMATICS
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
BELL CHOIR
SOCIAL STUDIES
SPANISH OR FRENCH AND/OR LATIN
CHORUS, ORCHESTRA (OPTIONAL)
SUPPORT CLASSES TARGETED ACADEMIC GROWTH (TAG) (REGULARLY SCHEDULED EXTRA HELP SESSIONS FOR ALL GRADES) LAB 6, 7 AND 8 (HELPS STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES AS LEARNERS) SILENT READING (A STRUCTURED TIME FOR INDEPENDENT READING) SUPPORTING ADOLESCENT GROUP EXPERIENCES (SAGE) (7th GRADE)
7th AND 8th GRADE DISCOVERY COURSES TRADITIONAL WEST AFRICAN DRUMMING, SINGING AND DANCING (7th AND 8th) SHOW CHOIR (7th AND 8th) ART AND DESIGN EXPLORATIONS (8th) FILM STUDIES: AMERICAN MOVIES OF THE LAST 50 YEARS (7th) CERAMICS (7th) D.I.G. (DWIGHT-ENGLEWOOD IN THE GARDEN) (7th AND 8th) MEDIA STUDIES AND CURRENT EVENTS (8th) PHYSICAL COMPUTING I (7th AND 8th) PHYSICAL COMPUTING II (8th) All discovery classes are full-year and pass/fail.
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PROJECT BASED LEARNING STUDENT INQUIRY IS THE ENGINE THAT DRIVES LEARNING IN PBL. In Project Based Learning, our students are engaged in authentic, real-life projects that lead to gaining essential knowledge and important skills. They investigate openended questions to find meaning and conclusions which they then transmit in purposeful ways. Through rigorous inquiry, research and investigation students construct essential understandings and begin to solve problems that are meaningful.
Experimental Design Fair
GRADE LEVEL THEMES
6TH GRADE “What makes us who we are?” The “Identity Unit” is the unifying theme and is centered on hands-on experiences and projects, some of which are interdisciplinary. Students are immersed in a coordinated unit that stretches their minds and emphasizes the connections among subjects.
7TH GRADE “How do you connect to the world around you?” This theme connects the four major disciplines of English,
Experimental Design Fair
Social Studies, Science and Mathematics in the 7th Grade. Regardless of what they are studying, students are asked to use reason and empathy to broaden their perspectives.
8TH GRADE “How do we meet the challenges of a changing world and make it better?” This theme challenges students’ higher level thinking skills. This voyage takes students from a local view to a national and then international perspective
PROJECT BASED LEARNING encouraging them to think beyond themselves.
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MAD Presentation
Nasser Samedy, Director of Middle School Admissions 201.227.3105 samedn@d-e.org
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