1 middle school 1.1 english , social studies 1.2 mathematics , science 1.3 foreign language 1.4 homerooms the middle school the middle school intended provide transitional experience between self-contained learning environment of lower school , freer, more individualized environment of upper school. middle school students have little course choice, except in foreign language. current middle school head maggie granados. english , social studies middle school english , social studies linked regional focus. in sixth grade, students study africa, south america, , asia. in seventh , eighth grades, students focus on united states. in years, grammar, writing skills, , public speaking developed between 2 subject areas. mathematics , science each middle school student follows set curriculum in both math , science. in math, each student progresses general math course in sixth grade, through prealgebra in seventh, algebra in eighth. in science, students move topics in life science in sixth, topic...