Middle School
Single Hero
Our Program
Sixth Grade
In addition to our outstanding liberal arts program, the sixth grade curriculum emphasizes leadership, character, organization, public speaking, and appropriate moral and social development.
Athletics become part of the boys' daily schedule in sixth grade.
Form I
Lessons in Form I (seventh grade) extend beyond the classroom to include understanding identity and finding an interest. Form I students learn by doing.
Form I includes off-campus trips that explore themes of teamwork, goal setting, decision-making, risk-taking, and courage. During Form I, students find their voices and listen to each other. We teach them English, math, history, science, and languages, along with lessons in thoughtfulness, kindness, and life preparation. We help them find out who they are and where they fit in their world.
Form II
Form II (eighth grade) students model academic excellence, sportsmanship, and respect.
They are young men, and after two full years in our Middle School, they know the culture, the tone, and the honor code. They are prepared to learn, lead, and listen as they leave us and enter the Upper School.
At the end of their Form II year, the boys take part in the Rite of Passage, a walk from Camden, N.J. back to an excited crowd waiting for them on campus. During their walk, they practice the virtues that will lead to their success in the Upper School.
Curriculum
English
English courses build students' skills of reading, writing, and public speaking. Boys learn to make meaningful connections between the texts they read and the world around them.
Health and Physical Education
Health and physical education courses promote physical fitness and overall well being. These courses build both athleticism and good decision-making skills.
History
Our history courses inspire the boys' interest in the past and its influence on the present, first with an exploration of American history and then with the study of world cultures.
Mathematics
Middle School mathematics courses build the skills necessary for all students to complete Algebra I and II by the end of Form II.
Modern and Classical Languages
Along with studying their choice of the Latin, Spanish, and Chinese languages, Middle School boys engage with the cultures that formed these languages.
Music
Haverford music classes engage student creativity: by Form II, the boys are ready to compose and perform their own original songs.
Science
Middle School science courses build the skills and knowledge to prepare the boys for full engagement in Haverford's rigorous Upper School science courses.
Theater
Middle School theater classes and projects build confidence, improve public speaking skills, nurture creativity, and promote compassion.
Visual Arts
In visual art classes, Middle School boys learn to communicate through drawing, sculpture, pottery, photography, video production, and more.
Day in the Life
Sam, a Middle School student, describes how The Haverford School is preparing him for life.
Middle School students describe what it takes to be a great man.
Meet the Head of Middle School
Dr. Jay Greytok
Dr. Greytok graduated from Haverford in 1983 and began teaching at the School in 1988. He holds a B.S. from Syracuse University, an M.A. in Educational Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania, and both an MBA and an Ed.D from Saint Joseph's University. He is a leading expert on boys education, with an emphasis on the Middle School boy's experience.
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