Eighth Grade: Ready to Make Their Way into the World

Eighth Graders are experiencing the end of childhood. This is the time for the class to come together and reflect on their eight-year odyssey of education and friendship. This includes a class trip crafted out of the unique Waldorf curriculum, with the developmental stage of the students in mind. The trip brings together curricular content, community, and challenge to allow students to use their knowledge, test their abilities, overcome their limits, and expand their perspective.

The history curriculum begins with the American, French, and Industrial Revolutions and proceeds through the US Civil War to modern times. Geometry includes Platonic solids and Euclidean geometry, while algebra focuses on quadratic equations.  As part of our specialist middle-school math program, students receive weekly math skills classes.

We challenge our students to consider modern political and scientific history. We put emphasis on the biographies of influential individuals and the impacts of their actions, and use them as a platform for students to consider the ways they'd like to contribute to society. To prepare students for their transition to high school, the curriculum is oriented toward high-school skills, both academic and personal, building confidence for the passage forward.

Learn how diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice are woven into our curriculum.