Middle School (Grades 5-8)

Journey of a Lifetime

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Navigating Opportunities and Choices in a Safe, Supportive Environment

We view middle school as a journey, one that involves asking questions, investigating new ideas, taking risks, and making thoughtful choices. On this journey, girls are exposed to a wide range of academic subjects, athletics, fine arts, community service activities, and leadership opportunities. They develop friendships, gain self-confidence, and learn to think independently.

The middle school journey allows for the energy, joy, and purpose girls bring to their learning. Every girl leaves ready for an ongoing voyage that will take her anywhere she can imagine.

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A Safe and Supportive Environment

The landscape through which our girls travel is a challenging college-preparatory curriculum, suited to the learning of adolescent girls. Talented teachers provide a supportive environment, delighting in watching each girl discover her own path. With adolescent development in mind, the Intermediate Division introduces fifth and sixth grade girls to the fundamentals of community, leadership, and responsibility while in the Senior Division, seventh and eighth grade girls assume additional responsibilities appropriate for their level of maturity.
Discovering Her Place In a Digital World

Beginning in fifth grade, each middle school girl receives her own laptop and creates, explores, and communicates using technology throughout the day and from home. In a digitally rich learning environment, girls develop skills to navigate the online world thoughtfully and safely while benefiting from the added dimension of technology in the classroom.
Weekly Advisories: A Critical Connection Outside the Classroom

Middle school girls meet weekly with a small group of peers and an adult advisor who connects with each girl as a mentor and discussion leader, guiding girls in evaluating their behavior and healthy decision-making. Over the course of four years, the counseling and advisory programs work in tandem to support the development of confident young women with a strong sense of self-worth.
Student-Led Parent Conferences

Beginning in seventh grade, each girl carefully prepares for and leads a conference with her parents and all of her teachers. Focusing on the girl’s academic strengths and goals, these conferences instill a sense of ownership in the learning process and build on the self-confidence, independence, and leadership skills that are a focal point of seventh grade classes and activities.

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Middle School

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Trey Wilson

Middle School Head
Angela Watson

Middle School Coordinator

Experience

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Life at Hutchison

Learn more about the Hutchison experience and why a girl's school is your daughter's best opportunity to excel.

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Defining Personal Leadership

Leadership opportunities go beyond being a class officer. Class presentations and required speeches in seventh and eighth grade are important milestones toward discovering her own voice, passions, and strengths.

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Healthy Mind, Body and Spirit

Emotional and physical health are best developed as a lifestyle. Healthy choices are embedded in our physical education classes. Team sports include basketball, cross-country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, and volleyball.

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Creative Exploration

Middle school girls spend an entire quarter every year on each of the following: visual arts, dance, music, and theatre. The fine arts journey allows girls to discover new interests and take creative risks.

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Speaking Her Mind

The 20-seat Harkness table is home to Socratic seminars where girls voice opinions on a range of issues and class “participation” involves listening, speaking in response to others, and synthesizing ideas.