middle school

Being a GSES middle school student means taking academic risks, asking questions, even falling down once in a while, because we are in a setting where it is understood we are still learning. It is through the total experience that each student receives the type of education that is ideally suited to their aptitude and their passions in preparation for high school. Our objective is to bring out the best in each student. We define the best as celebrating and fine-tuning the unique qualities inherent in each student and guiding them to discover and employ their diverse strengths to develop their full potential.

Without the influence of a high school program, our middle school students have the freedom to discover their own strengths. Through a variety of designed learning experiences, students are surrounded by opportunities to learn individually and collectively. Students are challenged and supported as they navigate the pathway to becoming lifelong learners. Perhaps most importantly, as they prepare for high school, our middle school students regularly grapple with higher levels of thinking and complex problem solving.

The classrooms in our middle school look and feel differently than those of surrounding schools. They are mobile and modular. Round tables for group discussions, rolling desks for project partners, traditional desks for teacher instructed learning - at Good Shepherd we have it all. Why? Because the real world is about being adaptable and flexible to any situation, and our faculty ensure that each student is equipped with the tools and skills they will need to succeed here and at the high school they go on to.

It is no wonder that our students go on to attend the top high schools in the area, and many receive scholarships for their academic achievements. Recent graduates have been accepted to:

Bishop Lynch High School

Booker T Washington High School

Cistercian Preparatory School

The Episcopal School of Dallas

Greenhill School

The Hockaday School

Jesuit College Prep. School of Dallas

John Paul II High School

Parish Episcopal School

School for the Talented and Gifted, Dallas

School of Science & Engineering Magnet

St. Mark’s School of Texas

Ursuline Academy of Dallas