Grades 6-8: Advancing Towards Becoming Independent

In middle school, students are first learning to think independently, discover their passions, and sort out the person they want to become in society. Their electives open up to allow for this growth at such an important time in their education.

The Home Mentor’s Role

As your student matures, they begin to take ownership of their education and development. Your time is spent:

  • Getting your child set up on their supplied Chromebook

  • Monitoring student’s grades

  • Communicating with teachers

  • Driving to meet other students and RVA families at one of our 100+ free events across Wisconsin there to help your students socialize and develop lifelong friendships in the RVA! From trampoline parks to petting zoos, from museums to farms, and more, we have activities that your family will love!

◼︎ Middle School Overview

The Curriculum and Instruction at this Stage

In the middle school stage, students begin to fine tune their language, math and critical thinking skills. They are now taking a deeper dive into science, history and social studies. They will be spending their time in interactive online classes and coursework at this point. Their elective choices broaden to allow the student to focus on new subjects. They can also explore their individuality through online and offline social groups and clubs.

Our Teachers Role in Middle School

With your student beginning to get a more refined curriculum, the teachers also become more subject specific. The student becomes acclimated to having multiple teachers throughout a day and the teachers pass on their passion for the individual subjects they teach.

While the home mentor is in the home with the student, your teacher is there to plan instruction, diagnose your student’s learning needs, prescribe content delivery through class activities, assess learning, report learning outcomes to parents and administrators, and evaluate the effects of instruction. If there are any struggles the teacher will provide new ways of learning that subject or refer your student for evaluation in order to receive additional assistance from our full range academic interventionists, therapists and special education teachers if needed.