Middle School

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Middle School students in Sixth through Eighth grades are entering a new world of changes – mental, physical, emotional, and social.

Our program reflects an environment unique to the needs of the students by offering electives, advisory, student government, honors programs, service learning, and increased responsibilities. Block schedules foster a flexible, yet productive classroom, allowing the use of departmentalized teachers, diligent at integrating all subject areas.  This challenging and respectful environment encourages them to explore, be well rounded, and to embrace new life experiences while preparing them for advanced placement in high school and beyond. 

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Start Your Journey

Join us at Oakhill's Middle School Program and unlock a world of possibilities. Ignite your curiosity, pursue your passions, and embrace the exciting opportunities that await. Discover an education that is as distinctive as you are, and embark on a transformative experience that will shape your future. Your journey starts here, at Oakhill's Middle School Program.

 

Mission Possible

The Mission Possible Projects, or MPP Presentations, are Oakhill's version of a capstone project that Oakhill Eighth Grade students work on throughout their final year of middle school. These projects challenge the students to think critically as they research, communicate with, and serve an organization that has an impact on them and the greater community.

Students present their final projects to an audience of their peers, school faculty and staff, and parents at the end of the academic year.

 

Student in Math

 

Some of the researched organizations include:

  • The Children's Bureau
  • National Parks Service
  • NephCure Kidney International
  • Miles of Smiles
  • Doctors Without Borders
  • Human Rights Campaign
  • Synergy Services
  • National Future Farmers of America

 

 

 

Curriculum Overview

 

 

 

Middle School Division in Action!

Coding Brings the Grinch to Life!
Coding Brings the Grinch to Life!

In the Innovation Lab, creativity and technology are coming together as 7th-grade and half of 8th-grade students transition from 3D design in Tinkercad to 3D coding in CoSpaces. Students used storyboarding to plan out entire scenes, combining their creative writing skills with the technical challenge of coding in 3D. The result? Animated stories that showcase their hard work and imagination, including a special focus on a holiday favorite: the Grinch!

Clouds in a Jar!
Clouds in a Jar!

The sixth graders created clouds! In jars! Check out these great photos!

Foodies Returns for 4th-8th Graders
Foodies Returns for 4th-8th Graders

A student favorite, Foodies, returns for the 2024-2025 school year! Students who like to eat and/or discuss food can sign up to share delicious treats and delightful company. Scan the QR code!

Los soles en la clase de arte
Los soles en la clase de arte

The sixth grade students have been celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by making a Mexican sun. The students worked in groups to brainstorm and create their suns.

Cardboard Regatta
Cardboard Regatta

Homerooms competed in a Cardboard Regatta in the first teambuilding activity of the year!

We Will, We Will, ROKC You!
We Will, We Will, ROKC You!

During the first week of school, the 8th graders went on a teambuilding field trip to ROKC (a rock climbing gym) and lunch. They climbed the walls and hung from boulders, and they encouraged, supported, and coached each other. Check out the photos

Back-to-School Smiles!
Back-to-School Smiles!

Photos from the first few days of school show big smiles and lots of joy! The South Building students, 4th-8th grade, are ready for a great year! 

Good, Loving, and New
Good, Loving, and New

Alayna, Emma, and Miku join the 7th grade and share how the beginning of the school year has gone.

"Seeing" a New Perspective
"Seeing" a New Perspective

Students learned about life with blindness and visual impairment, and had simulation experiences related to what they learned!

Oakhill’s Middle School teaches the whole child.  We have strong academic programs where students are pushed to reach their potential. Plus, teachers meet the students’ emotional needs, which is vital, especially during this period of rapid growth and change in their minds and bodies.

Middle School Staff

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Piper Abernathy

Long term sub
Jared Cole

Jared Cole

MS Science Teacher
Alexander Dickey

Alexander Dickey

MS Teacher, US Science Lab
Barbara Ely

Barbara Ely

EC Music Teacher

The mission of the Middle School Division at Oakhill Day School is to provide relevant curriculum that produces student leaders. The small environment nurtures the growth of relationships that are vital to adolescent development and active engagement in the classroom. Oakhill graduates are equipped with the tools to succeed.