Our middle school offers a diverse curriculum designed to support students’ academic, physical, emotional, and cultural development. Our program contains both supportive and challenging tasks and experiences for students. Students are given various opportunities to define their own goals, extend their interests and realize their full potential.
Students are provided with various opportunities to develop a sense of responsibility, confidence, independence, international perspective, teamwork and leadership skills in the classroom as well as in our co-curricular activities.
Leadership
Leadership opportunities for students at Keystone are part of everyday programming. Opportunities for responsibility and group leadership are encouraged. Discussions on the responsibilities and the discipline needed for independence, success and effective leadership take place throughout the middle school years.
Mentor Program
Each student has a mentor whom they meet with on a regular basis. This helps students have increased self-esteem and confidence, and encourages them to foster improved interpersonal relationships. Students come together throughout the year for shared learning experiences and community activities. These connections result in tremendous personal growth.
Transitioning into High School
Middle school students become familiar with life in high school through the mentor program. They share the same environment with our high school students, and have joint field trips, lunch breaks, club hours and volunteer activities. This helps students feel a sense of overall school community.
Middle school students also have various opportunities to explore high school academics with their high school mentors. Students in grade 8 can take up to 2 reach ahead courses: grade 9 Geography and grade 9 Learning Skills. The middle school years prepare students for high school, and our students are more than ready to take on high school’s academic challenges with heightened intellect and emotional stability.
