"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself."
Middle school is a time for our students to explore who they are in their academic, 精神和个人旅程.
他们继续追求卓越的学术，同时探索他们在上帝的社区的位置.
课堂专题和辩论, 个人和小组演讲和服务机会有助于扩大学生对自己的了解，以及他们影响周围世界的能力.
我们的学生在奖学金、领导能力、性格发展和服务他人方面表现出色. They are prepared to be lifelong learners 和 leaders in the 教堂 和 society.
卢尔德圣母天主教学校的中学课程旨在提高学术能力和信心, 在加强问责制的同时. We place special emphasis on preparing our students for high school. 我们具有挑战性的中学课程为学术进步提供了充足的机会, 社交和情感发展.
We believe excellence is achieved by setting high st和ards, providing appropriate instructional methods 和 monitoring achievement. 我们的中学教学团队协作和创造性地为卢尔德圣母天主教学校的学生提供最好的内容和教学，使他们为高中做好充分的准备.
Our goal is to provide each student with an outst和ing, 内容丰富的学术课程, 被天主教的价值观所鼓舞.
The spiritual development of our students is central to our school's mission. 我们中学的宗教课程包括圣经等研究领域, 教会历史和传统, 礼仪和圣餐, 美德, 正义, 学说, 圣礼, 和精神. 此外，我们注重道德，尊重生命，社区服务和祈祷的重要性.
Specific areas of study at each grade level include:
六年级: 基督教的《彩乐园应用下载》.
七年级: New Testament 和 preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation.
八年级: 十诫与道德.
超越宗教课程, 我们的学生积极参与祷告, 学校仪式, 撤退, 祈祷, 和 a wide variety of service projects throughout the year. We aim to actively create a mutually supportive environment that fosters a love for God, love for one another 和 a desire to serve the greater community.
中学语言艺术课程包括严格的写作和文学课程;
Writing skills are honed through extensive work on grammar 和 usage, 词性和句子结构. 学生的任务是在各种写作风格(自传体)中应用这些技能, 描述性的, 研究, 有说服力的, 比较与对比, creative writing 和 诗歌) 和 approaches (timed writing, 论文, MLA格式和大纲).
Literature classes deliver exp和ed reading 和 vocabulary skills, as well as underst和ing of literary elements such as plot construction, 描述, 主题, 背景和象征意义. Students are exposed to a wide range of literature, 包括神话, 小说, 诗歌, 短篇小说和纪实小说, with both independent 和 group reading assignments.
在整个中学阶段，通过跨学科的团队合作和基于研究的演讲，语言艺术技能得到了进一步的提升.
There are two main paths students typically follow:
Most students begin 6th grade on the middle path, 上六年级数学课, followed by Introduction to Pre-Algebra in 7th grade, 和 finishing middle school with an Introduction to Algebra 1 in 8th grade. These students will likely take Algebra 1 in 9th grade.
其他学生在六年级修高等数学, moving into Pre-Algebra in 7th 和 Algebra 1 Honors in 8th grade, typically followed by Algebra 2 or Geometry in high school.
学生在中学数学课程的安排是仔细考虑了以前的考试成绩, 成绩, 从以前的老师那里获得信息. Although most students remain on the same path from 6th through 8th grade, 学生可以根据需要移动. 我们为我们卓越的数学课程及其满足所有学生需求的能力感到非常自豪, 让他们为高中做好准备.
六年级的科学重点是 地球科学. The 地球科学 curriculum builds on the natural curiosity of students. By connecting them to the beauty of geological history, 世界各地令人惊叹的地貌, 海洋和空气的本质, 还有彩乐园应用下载宇宙的最新发现, the curriculum gives students an opportunity to relate to their everyday world. Students will explore topics such as the fundamentals of geology, 海洋学, 气象学, 和 astronomy; Earth’s minerals 和 rocks; Earth’s interior; plate tectonics, 地震, 火山, 和 the 运动s of continents; geology 和 the fossil record; the oceans 和 the atmosphere; the solar system 和 the universe. 课堂作业帮助学生了解科学家如何研究我们星球的科学.
七年级的科学重点是 生命科学. 生命科学课程邀请学生通过阅读来探索生物的世界——无论是大的还是小的, 观察, 和 experimenting with aspects of life on Earth. Students explore an amazing variety of organisms, the complex workings of the cell 和 cell biology, the relationship between living things 和 their environments, 和 discoveries in the world of modern 遗传学. 学生们讨论诸如生态学之类的话题, 微生物, 动物, 植物, 细胞, 动物, 物种, 适应, 遗传, 遗传学, 以及地球上生命的历史. 课堂活动和作业帮助学生了解科学家是如何研究生活世界的.
八年级的科学重点是 物理科学. The 物理科学 program introduces students to many aspects of the physical world, focusing first on chemistry 和 then on physics. 本课程提供了物理世界的概述，并为学生提供了清晰思考物质的工具和概念, 原子, 分子, 化学反应, 运动, 力, 动力, 工作和机器, 能源, 波, 电, 光, 以及化学和物理的其他方面. 在其他科目中, students study the structure of 原子; the elements 和 the Periodic Table; 化学反应; 力s, 包括重力, 运动, 加速度, 和 mass; 和 能源, 包括光, 热, 电, 和磁.
以下课程将侧重于批判性思维、解决问题的能力和分析能力.
The 6th grade year is a study of ancient World History. Students study the development of world civilizations in the Eastern Hemisphere, 从早期人类和新石器时代革命开始，通过第一个主要文明的发展. All units include an examination of the impact of religion, 经济学, 政治, 以及发展中国家的社会史. Students study the development 和 changes of complex civilizations. 重点放在许多文明同时发展并相互影响的事实上.
Students begin the school year learning about the world’s geography, 重点是东半球. 学生将学习通过地理学的五个主题来解读世界:地点, 位置, 人类环境交互, 运动, 和地区. 结果是, students will examine the major regions of the Eastern Hemisphere, 和 break each down into its physical 和 human characteristics, 重点放在它的文化上.
在这一年的第二学期, 引入公民学，学生将学习美国政府的来龙去脉. Major topics covered by the course include the foundational documents on the government, 我们代议制民主的基础, 以及我们的法律制度. 学生将探索和发展生活技能，这是成为美国社会繁荣成员的关键, 包括个人理财, 公民参与, 政治反思, 遵循天主教教义.
学生学习美国从探索和殖民时代到1877年重建结束的历史. 这门课程可以让学生更深入地了解历史的特定部分，并为他们提供与其他社会研究课程不同的视角. 学生将研究美国早期历史的全部范围，包括美国革命和宪法的写作, 共和国早期和杰克逊时代, 西进运动, 以及在南北战争和重建时期之前地方主义的兴起. 学生们还将考察美国《彩乐园应用下载》所规定的公民权利与责任.S. 宪法.
Created to inspire 和 encourage bright young minds, 选修课也是探索新兴趣和以独特方式应用学习的绝佳跳板.
中学 students in each grade level have the opportunity to take up to two electives offered in a school year; as well as the opportunity to repeat some of their favorites. 课程的设置是为了让那些愿意接受挑战的学生成长和扩展，如果他们想上两次课.
除了核心课程, students at 卢尔德圣母天主教学校 enjoy a variety of specialty
subjects designed to complement 和 enrich their overall academic experience.
All students receive weekly instruction in Spanish. The Spanish curriculum is implemented using age-appropriate activities in a creative, 有趣的课堂环境.
K - 5年级的学生每周访问一次西班牙语教室，重点学习口语的基本语言技能, 听, 理解, 阅读和写作.
Students in 成绩 6 - 8th receive Spanish instruction twice per week, 进一步加深他们的知识. 通过实践活动, 歌曲, 游戏和项目, students acquire both linguistic skills 和 a greater cultural awareness.
Education in the Visual Arts is important to the development of creative expression. Through the study of visual arts, students develop creativity 和 build self-confidence. 我们的视觉艺术课程为学生提供审美体验，并建立对各种文化的理解和欣赏.
Students in 成绩 K - 8th meet weekly with our art teacher in the Art Suite. 学生们学习艺术史, 画, 绘画, 和 sculpture work as well as a variety of other methods 和 media. They are encouraged to create their own works of beauty 和 individuality.
Music education is an essential component of a child’s education. Through music, students develop creativity, imagination 和 expression. 音乐课程向学生介绍广泛的文化意识和对艺术的更深层次的欣赏，同时发展终身技能.
Students in 成绩 PK3 - 8th participate in weekly music classes in the Music Suite. Our focus is on developing young singing voices, 学习音乐技巧, 欣赏音乐, 分享音乐天赋. 小学生努力学习节奏, reading notes 和 a mastery of repertoire of age-appropriate 歌曲.
我们的体育课程旨在培养必要的技能和经验，使学生在身体上受益, 在情感上, 社会, 和精神上. 通过培养身体素质, 团队合作, 和 healthy lifestyle choices students establish a positive self-concept.
班前3至8年级的小学生每周在我们的户外运动设施享受体育课. 通过有趣的, 健康和公平竞争, 我们的学生培养手眼协调能力, 基本力量, 平衡和敏捷. They learn the skills 和 rules related to a variety of sports. 提高个人技术水平的要素, 支持队友, respecting opponents 和 the quality of sportsmanship are stressed.
