Middle-School

The unique educational and developmental needs of the adolescent determine the basis for the Middle School program. As students face new expectations and strive to develop their identities, teaching strategies promote individual development while recognizing the importance of cooperative learning and group membership. Read More

From Dave Magnus, Middle School Division Head

  • April 30, 2008

    With May upon us and spring break a few weeks in the backdrop, we are in the final push of the school year. The past few weeks of April have been filled with some of my favorite community events of the school year.

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Middle School News

  • Chapin Living Waters

    For the last fourteen years, Chapin Living Waters has been helping people in third world countries grow vegetables in drought conditions. They offer simple, sustainable technologies for subsistence farming. Key School’s sixth graders and Kindergarteners employ Chapin’s bucket system to irrigate the School’s gardens and their efforts were featured in Chapin Living Waters’ April Newsletter. Click here to view the article.

  • A MIDDLE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE: SHINING PRINCESS OF THE SLENDER BAMBOO

    Wednesday, May 21st and Thursday, May 22nd at 7:30 pm in the Activity Building.

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  • AN EVENING OF MIDDLE SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS

    Thursday, May 28
    Middle School Assembly preview, 2:15 pm
    Evening Performance, 7:30 pm

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  • A Thriving Partnership: CHUMS Activities Expand

    Now entering its third year, the Chums Partnership that includes Key School, Somers Park School in Malvern, England, and Chumbageni School in Tanga, Tanzania, continues to flourish, involving more students in more Divisions at Key.

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  • Geography Bee

    Congratulations to Patrik Kast ’12 for winning the Key School Geography Bee! This year’s Bee was a highly competitive event with sixth graders Jacob Krens and Ben Michalski holding their own through several rounds of difficult questions. In the final round, Patrik and Fish Stark '13 fired off correct answers up to the last minute, with Patrik winning on a tricky question about Guam.

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Angie's Place

Upcoming Events

Mon, May 19th, 2008

Art Show for Grades 1-12

8:30am - 12:30pm -Activity Building

7th grade Civics Mock Elections

8:30am - 10:00am
Wed, May 21st, 2008

Middle School Theater performance Shining Princess of the Slender Bamboo through 5/22

7:30pm
Mon, May 26th, 2008

Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL

Wed, May 28th, 2008

An Evening of Middle School Performing Arts
Middle School Assembly preview, 2:15 PM
Evening performance, 7:30 PM

8th grade Celebration of Learning

8:30am -Multi-Purpose Building
Fri, May 30th, 2008

8th grade Wye Island trip through 6/4

Mon, June 2nd, 2008

4th grade to Smithsonian

9:30am - 2:30pm
Thu, June 5th, 2008

Parents' Association Used Textbook turn-in for Middle School

Middle School class parties

Summer Reading