Seventh Grade At a Glance Below are a few of the exciting experiences that await your seventh-grader in Langley’s Middle School:
The Langley School’s Arc of Development recognizes that the steepest part of a child’s development comes early, and that while every child’s path is unique, there are predictable cognitive, emotional, and social milestones. With this model, our students receive age-appropriate, inquiry-based instruction.
• Cultural competence, emotional awareness, and digital citizenship classes based on our REACH program that promote academic success and self-awareness • Opportunity to participate in band, chorus, or strings ensembles, dramatic productions, and organized team sports in the Capital Athletic Conference • Continued service learning, including trips to So Others Might Eat to serve breakfast to those in need in our community • Inquiry-based learning in all subjects that allows students to practice critical and analytical thinking, executive functioning, and self-advocacy skills • Overnight trip to Colonial Williamsburg that integrates with a study of Colonial America in language arts and social studies
Learning in Action “Seventh-graders use the engineering design process to state a problem, generate ideas, select a solution, build and test prototypes, and evaluate their designs, such as creating a sling-shot rocket with limited materials. This activity helps students develop an understanding of the role of troubleshooting, research, invention and innovation, and experimentation in problem solving.” -Technology & Innovation Teacher “In pre-algebra, students study scale models and drawings and reproduce real-world objects to poster-sized scale using computational and proportional reasoning skills. They love the art/math connection and discover how math is used to design a real-life object.” -Math Teacher “During our study of the Civil War, student inquiry strongly guides our unit. While researching to develop their own unique theses and pieces of supporting evidence, students develop individual projects to display what they have learned. Projects range from art history creations to dioramas to poetry analysis. Students find the material fascinating when they play such a strong role in deciding what they are learning and how they can display that knowledge.” -Social Studies Teacher