​ACADEMICS and the ARTS - Middle School
Sixth, Seventh and Eighth
Timeless Teaching in a Changing World
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When students are known, supported, and understood at a school, they feel more confident in exploring new things and taking risks. As a result, they are more likely to discover new strengths and push beyond what’s required to get a grade.
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Middle School is preparation for high school and college. When a student graduates The Learning Tree they do well in high school. TLT middle school graduates attend competitive public, independent, and Catholic high schools throughout New York City, Westchester County and the tri-state area. How do
we prepare our students?
Our Middle School follows and then enriches the New York State Curriculum.
We offer accelerated math classes and students often leave eighth grade ready for 10th-grade math.
An extended school day (8am - 3:45pm) allows us to enrich our curriculum in many ways. While many schools have cut back on the arts, we provide students with several hours per week of arts including our well-developed dance, drumming, visual arts, and drama programs.
A black studies course enriches the TLT social studies curriculum. Our Rites of Passage program complements the state Health curriculum to include character development and leadership skills.
We believe exposure is important to a student's intellectual and social development. For this reason, our curriculum includes global and regional field trips. Eighth graders travel abroad as a class during spring break, as part of our Global Exposure Program. Seventh graders have a camping excursion and sixth graders travel to the Gullah Islands in South Carolina.
Middle School Dates
TBD
1st Trimester Report Card
(Parent Conference - TBD)
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TBD
2nd Trimester Report Card
(Parent Conference - TBD)
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SPRING RECESS
8th Grade International Trip
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TBD
6th & 7th Grade Class Trip
(TBD)
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FRI, JUNE 20, 2025
Last Day of School -
3:00pm Dismissal
(No after school)
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SAT, JUNE 21, 2025
Report Cards Distributed @
6th & 7th grade Awards Ceremony
8th Grade Graduation
Butler Memorial Church
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Photo from Christodora Trip
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