Academics
Middle School
Academic Schedule
The Middle School academic program consists of seven classes: English, Math, Science, Social Studies, French, Physical Education, and Arts. In addition to the core courses, all Middle School students have a Math Extensions course and a study period that occur once per cycle. The study period provides time with a Middle School teacher to ensure their responsibilities are well-managed while also allowing for an opportunity to collaborate with their peers outside of class.
Middle School Arts
The Middle School Arts program offers five possible classes and gives students the ability to choose two areas in which wish to develop their creative passion. The options include Fine Arts, Drama, Music, Dance and Engineering & Design. This multi-option approach encourages students to discover their passions, hone their skills, and even consider long-term plans for those who are spending multiple years in the program. The Arts Program is launched in September and incudes a trip within the Maritimes each year where students are given a chance to experience each of the five arts in one of Atlantic Canada’s arts-enriched communities. Each arts course culminates with the Middle School Showcase, where the students perform and share their progress with the school community.
Alternative Learning Experiences
At Rothesay Netherwood School, we believe that learning can take many different forms and can happen in any environment, not just inside a classroom. In the Middle School, we take advantage of the energy and curiosity of our students by introducing them to new learning experiences when and wherever possible. From something as simple as a science excursion to Spy Glass Hill or an in-class “Breakout Room,” to an experience as memorable as our annual Middle School Project or optional educational trips, our students are presented with different perspectives and alternate ways of exploring knowledge and its application to the world around them.
Middle School Advisors
To provide a positive and welcoming environment in which students can feel safe to take risks and to be themselves, they need to have a place where they belong. Through the Advisor structure, each student has a small group of peers with whom they can grow and a space on campus as a “home base.” Each Advisor Group is led by a Middle School teacher who understands the demands on the students and the challenges they face. The small size of the group allows the teacher the opportunity to develop a close relationship with each member. The Advisor also serves as the main point of contact for the parent, facilitating communication between the school and home. The Advisor Groups become very close over the course of the year and often organize bonding experiences, ranging from group meals to movie nights and even full group sleepovers.
Middle School Project
It is important that students have time to work collaboratively with their peers in the Middle School Program. For two full days, students are placed into mixed-grade groups to complete an interesting task. The focus of the project changes each year. An example of a past project had the students create their own “food truck,” working within a budget, creating a theme, and even holding a tasting for a panel of judges. Last year, the project was based around community service, which had the students choose an initiative around the local community, ranging from a senior care centre to the local animal shelter to painting a mural for the City of Saint John. Through on-site investigation, the students identified a problem that the organization faced and worked to find a solution. The project allows the students to apply the skills that they have worked to build over the course of the year to a real-world situation in a new and fun setting. The result is a feeling of pride in what they have been able to accomplish.
The Whole Student
In addition to academic endeavors, the Middle School Program focuses on building life skills such as empathy, communication, problem solving, and managing feelings. Students explore these life skills in traditional and non-traditional ways to encourage self-reflection, and most importantly, self-awareness. Organization and study skills are addressed in each of the classes and are reinforced during homeroom and study periods.
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40 College Hill Road
Rothesay, NB
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Rothesay, NB
E2E 5H1
Canada
+1-506-847-8224
+1-866-768-4372
info@rns.cc
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Rothesay Netherwood School is located on the traditional territory of the Wolastoqiyik and Mi’kmaq Peoples. We are honoured to share this place, and as a school community, we are committed to being responsible stewards of the land on which we live, teach, and learn, both today and for future generations.
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