Middle School (age 11-14)
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Welcome from Middle School Principal, Peter Hosier
Our
thriving division spans 6th through 8th Grades, and enrols
approximately 170 students from all over the world. If your child
becomes a student with us, he or she will join a friendly, lively,
international community housed in a beautiful period mansion house
at the heart of the ACS Egham campus.
The programme of choice at ACS Egham is the International
Baccalaureate (IB), and in the Middle School the IB Middle Years
Programme (IBMYP) prepares students for the academic rigors of the
Diploma programme in 11th and 12th Grades. The IBMYP provides a
philosophical framework with a clear emphasis on the education of
the whole person. The programme fosters intercultural awareness and
strong communication skills. It is designed to provide students
with an understanding of the relationship between the various
disciplines and, thus, a context for their learning.
The curriculum developed within this framework is broad, and
includes the study of all of the arts, design technology, and
foreign languages. The IBMYP philosophy is central to the ethos of
our Middle School; our aim is to empower students to realise their
talents and potential, and the impact that they can have upon the
world.
The ACS Egham Middle School prides itself on providing a very
active, challenging learning environment, and one where the needs
of adolescents are understood and appreciated. Students are
encouraged to take responsibility for themselves and others in a
small community where they really get to know one another, and
where their teachers and Principal know them.
In
the Middle School each student is assigned to an Advisory Group and
Advisor. The advisory time is devoted to pastoral development and
the idea of learning how to learn. Topics such as notetaking,
goal-setting, time management, study strategies, and test-taking
are addressed.
The Advisory Programme also focuses on health and social education
issues, which are appropriate and relevant to these particular
Grades. Students learn to accept responsibility for their actions,
and through both positive and negative consequences begin to
understand the link between their behaviour and its effect on
themselves and others.
Parents work in partnership with the faculty in the education of
their children, and this partnership is a key factor in the success
of our programme. It is our goal that students enjoy school, that
they know that they are valued and respected, and that they in turn
value and respect those around them.
Our Middle School students are encouraged to become involved in
the active extracurricular life of the division. Involvement in
Student Council is open to all, and provides wonderful
opportunities for the development of leadership skills. The Council
sponsors a range of activities from fundraising for charity to a
variety of after-school socials which include fun days, movie
nights, dances, and sports competitions against the faculty.
Students can participate year-round in after school sports, and
the clear emphasis in our programme is the inclusion of all who
volunteer. The programmes offered are popular with Middle School,
with over 90% of our students choosing to take part in a
sport.
Participation in drama is encouraged with clubs and electives,
offering opportunities for both improvised drama and a role in
school productions. Choir is offered, and in addition to individual
instrumental lessons, musicians can choose to perform with the
various Bands. Many of the above activities place students
in contact with their peers in other international schools
through joint performances and competitions at our school and
across the world.