Middle School Skill Development

Strong reading, writing, and math skills are essential in almost every aspect of life, including high school, ACT/SAT, college, and beyond.

The Reading/Writing portion of the class focuses on:

• Developing a student’s reading skills through challenging literary works, including by such literary giants as Mark Twain, Jack London, J. R. R. Tolkien, and H.G. Wells.

• Bettering their critical reading skills through standardized tests such as the SSAT, ISEE, SAT, and ACT.

• Improving their writing skills with creative and persuasive writing prompts.

• Building functional and precise vocabulary through challenging word lists.

• Expanding their grammar knowledge with a thorough overview of English grammar, syntax, and phrasing conventions.

The Math & Logical Reasoning portion of our class focuses on:

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• Enhancing students' abilities to analyze and solve complex math problems.

• Broadening students' math knowledge by discussing topics not typically covered in middle school.

• Learning new techniques used to solve a wide range of problems across various topics.

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These key skills are built using math problems from standardized tests (like the ACT/SAT) and math competitions, along with open-ended problems that require deep critical thinking and implementation of core problem-solving strategies.