Shaping Tomorrow's Leaders in WMA's Middle School Academic Program

Middle School teachers anticipate that students will spend approximately 20 minutes each night in preparation for each major subject. The length of assignments will necessarily vary from time-to-time, but this guideline should be followed so that students will not be overburdened in any one class.

The Academy values engagement in summer reading. Not only does it allow students to maintain or further develop reading comprehension and vocabulary skills, but it also creates a common starting point for discussions in the classroom, all-school meetings, and even advisor meetings. Each summer we require an all-school read, as well as additional reading assignments for certain classes. In addition, we require summer math work so that the skills and content that was learned in the previous year is reviewed and remain sharp for the upcoming math class in the fall. Last, in order to assure a smooth start, students in our Boarding Program will receive a list of key terms and definitions in the areas of Mathematics, Science, and Humanities. These terms are to be memorized before their arrival at the start of the school year.