MS Academics

The WMA Middle School has developed an integrated academic program that aims to accomplish the following:

Stimulate and satisfy the innate and individually unique curiosity of the young adolescent
Feature learning experiences that are highly integrated and connected to life lessons
Provide a safe environment for each child to explore his or her emerging identity under the guidance of nurturing adults
Expose students to a wide range of academic, social and recreational opportunities
Allow students to question and explore their environment
Involve each student in the richness of the world with the goal of developing caring, responsible and ethical citizens

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Academic Highlights

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.