Coed Middle School (6-8)
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Remarkable Season of Growth | Where Adolescents Thrive
Middle school is often viewed as something to endure. We believe it is one of the greatest opportunities in a child's education.
These are the years when students begin thinking more deeply, asking bigger questions, discovering their strengths, and developing the confidence to become independent learners and compassionate leaders. Rather than simply preparing students for high school, we intentionally design every aspect of our program to help adolescents thrive academically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually during this remarkable season of growth.
Preparing Students for What's Next
Through challenging academics, meaningful relationships, purposeful innovation, and a community grounded in dignity and belonging, students develop the habits, character, and confidence to pursue whatever path lies ahead.
Young Leaders in Action
Our eighth-grade Leadership Team empowers students to serve, collaborate, and lead through Student Council, committees, campus traditions, and the TK/Kindergarten Buddy Program. These mission driven leaders create meaningful experiences that strengthen the NDA community.
Where Potential Takes Shape
Students build the confidence, character, and skills to thrive.
The Middle School Difference
Curiosity drives every lesson. Through hands-on investigations, collaborative projects, and research-based science experiences, students ask questions, solve problems, and think like scientists, engineers, and innovators.
Academic Excellence
Students engage in rigorous, inquiry-based learning through discussion, hands-on science, mathematical reasoning, interdisciplinary projects, and critical analysis.
Learning How to Learn
Executive functioning, study skills, self-advocacy, and metacognitive strategies help students become organized, confident, and independent learners.
Innovation with Purpose
Through design thinking, engineering, coding, and collaborative problem-solving, students develop the creativity and adaptability to tackle real-world challenges.
Leadership, Character & Faith
Through design thinking, engineering, coding, and collaborative problem-solving, students develop the creativity and adaptability to tackle real-world challenges.
Prepared for What's Next
Students leave middle school with the confidence, resilience, and academic foundation to excel in high school and beyond.
Electives
With more than 20 elective options, middle school students are encouraged to explore new interests, develop new skills, and discover their passions in a supportive, low-risk environment.
Students take two electives each trimester, with new offerings throughout the year, allowing them to experience up to six electives annually while maintaining a strong core academic program. This variety encourages curiosity, creativity, and confidence as students prepare for high school and beyond.
Elective offerings include:
- visual and performing arts
- robotics
- engineering
- culinary arts
- world languages and culture
- leadership
- creative writing
- photography
- environmental science
- forensics
- strategy games
- dance
- fitness
- wellness
New opportunities are available each trimester.