S2 Middle School:
6th-8th Grade

Our middle school is defined by three things: academic rigor, passion, and community.

WORKING TOGETHER

School Designed for Students & Families.

1.

Personalized Learning

Each student receives individualized attention through our co-teaching model, small group instruction, and extra learning time.

2.

1:1 Access to Technology

A personal Chromebook laptop is provided to every student, along with digital literacy and support.

3.

Extended Day & School Year

Our innovative approach includes a longer school day and school year, as well as an after-school program available to all students.

4.

Restorative Justice Approach

Restorative practices focus on building healthy relationships, fostering SEL skills, and empowering students to address and correct misbehaviors cooperatively. Restorative justice circles, Town Halls, and positive discipline are at the core of our approach.

Primetime

A 12:1 student-teacher group where students convene to build relationships, set goals, and learn how to advocate for themselves.

Advisory

Students learn SEL skills like self-awareness & management, social awareness, relationship skills, and resposible decision-making.

Sports & Athletics

Sports—Multiple teams each season including volleyball, basketball, soccer, and flag football

Summer in the Square

We are proud to offer our students a true summer camp experience, with a program that rotates between art, sports, field trips, and much more.

Our Academic Approach.

A culture of care leads to a culture of achievement.

We greet each student warmly by name, seek their input on school policy, and listen carefully to all parties in a conflict, reinforcing norms of trust, respect, high expectations, support, optimism and accountability.  By continually hearing the messages, “we know you, we have time for you, you matter,” students recognize the responsibility they have to themselves and to their community. 

The setup for success.

We have built-in opportunities for students to learn to increase their concentration and self-awareness, and practice stress-reducing strategies like meditation.  Students can also spend this time learning homework strategies, practicing goal-setting, developing academic perseverance and tenacity, or for extra studying.


Academic achievement is our key focus.

S2 is committed to being data-driven while keeping students, not only test scores, at the center.  Our students come from many places with varied levels of academic skills, and we meet them where they are.  Personalizing each student’s education is the key to their success.


A built-in democratic community at S2.

We give students authentic opportunities to practice democracy and make choices that contribute to our school.  We empower our students to address and discuss important & complex school, community, and social issues while learning multicultural awareness practices and perspective-taking.  When children believe their choices matter, they develop the personal skills necessary to exercise them responsibly.

A peek inside our Square.

Current Families

Everything you need to know for the current school year, including our academic year calendar, uniforms & dress code, meals at S2, busing and transportation.

Parent Resources Uniforms Frequently Asked Questions
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