How Argonaut Changed Middle School Students
Starting the school year remotely is a challenge. To help bring everyone together during the first two weeks, Middle School students set off on an adventure of self-discovery with help from Argonaut. Argonaut is a live online program that brings together small groups of middle schoolers to uncover their strengths, explore their identity, and find…
Middle School Dive in and Discover Week
This week was Dive in and Discover week for our Middle School students! Students had the opportunity to dive deeply into an area of personal interest which they might not have normally had the chance to explore during the regular school curriculum. Ms. Dlesk, our Assistant Head of Middle School and Curriculum Coordinator, talks more…
Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power
This year in Social Studies, our eighth graders are exploring the “evolution” of the U.S. justice system, from the Articles of Confederation to the Constitutional Convention to the Bill of Rights to the Civil Rights Movement, as well as contemporary legal issues. Recently, students are researching the impact of a specific Civil Rights foot soldier…
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day our eighth grade students recited Dr. King’s famous speech “I Have a Dream” to our entire middle school.
Keys Middle School Winter Concert!
After months of preparation, last night our middle school students performed in their Winter Concert, themed You Can Dance You Can Sing! BIG (beginning instrumental group) club, Keys Choir, and all our Middle School students presented musical pieces. Our students performed familiar holiday melodies, a Mexican folk song sung in Spanish, a composition played entirely…
Climate Strike 2019
Middle School students, faculty, and staff joined millions of others around the world in the Climate Strike. Everyone walked off Keys campus in protest, chanting to urge transformative actions be taken to address the climate crises facing our planet. #strikewithus
Student Elections
Today our student nominees for Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Grade Class Representatives gave their speeches as part of our Student Government Elections 2019!
That Time of Year….Outdoor Ed!
And they are off! Today our Middle School students headed out for their grade specific Outdoor Ed trips.
Middle School Dive in and Discover: A Reflection
Middle School students have finished their ERB testing, and today will participate in the Dive in and Discover Fair, where student groups will have the opportunity to share with the rest of our Middle School what they have explored and learned over the course of the last few days. This exchange of information shows students…
Middle School Dive in and Discover: Mini Golf Code
Fore! Many of us have known the great stress and anxiety that descends as we try to put our mini golf through that ever-challenging windmill, but this week our students took mini golf to a different level with coding. Students kicked off the week learning the fundamentals, not how to swing a golf club, but…