Middle School "Voyagers"

Summit “Middle School” Voyagers

Summit School is a K-8 school that provides the opportunity for your students to navigate the Middle School Years in a smaller close knit community.  What are some of the benefits that our middle school environment might provide for your student? 

K-8 Involvement and total size of middle school: approx. 135 students versus 500-600

• Builds compassion, increases understanding, develops leadership, and encourages contributions for the good of society
• Provides a more supportive and safer environment for the pre-teen/teen years
  

Long Term Environment/Size/Culture Daily meetings to support everyone’s learning and growth:   Creates a strong connection between students, parents, teachers, and administrators  Building meaningful relationships with peers and becoming crew leader Students reflect on & monitor academic progress Focus on academic progress

Curriculum at Summit Middle School

• EL model of curriculum and pedagogy 
• Science, ELA, History 
• Math aligned with district curriculum, including algebra
• EL expeditions have case studies, real-world authentic  learning experiences, and projects.
• EL pedagogy and curriculum focuses on depth rather than breadth.
• Standards-based education (all CVSD schools)

Field Work at Summit Middle School   Field work (different from field trips) is embedded with purpose in the curriculum and takes students out of the classroom to interact with real-world professionals. Grand Coulee Dam or other local dams- Energy Hiawatha Trail - The Big Burn and Forestry Cataldo Mission - Westward Expansion WasteWater Treatment Plant- Clean Water Riverkeeper Partnership - Environmental Garden - Food and Service  Studies Refugee Immigration Simulation Water Safety - Canoeing

Adventure Program

Scaffolded Design 

• Gets students out of comfort zones for personal
  growth in character and grit
• Through shared challenges, adversity, failure, and success, students discover and develop new skills

Events and Team Building

• Fall overnighter, Hiawatha Trail, snowshoeing, X-Country skiing, ice-skating, spring overnighter, low ropes, high ropes, and more

 

Electives and Extracurricular Electives offered at Summit  Electives vary by year Past offerings: Yearbook and Digital Arts, leadership, short stories, book club, computer programming, outdoor skills, Holocaust Clubs and Activities Debate, Fit for Bloomsday,  Yearbook and Digital Arts, Intramural Volleyball, Cabinet/ASB After School Sports All sports offered through North Pines Many Summit students awarded athlete of the year at North Pines Students can participate at home school with parent transport

 

Transition to High School and Beyond

Successful Students 

Summit students are successful at the next level in any setting.

• SVT: award winning 
• CV and UHigh: leadership, athletics, the arts
• Honors and AP transition 
• UHigh: AVID program