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6th grade through 8 grade

MIDDLE SCHOOL

COME SEE THE DIFFERENCE

PROBLEM SOLVING

DEVELOPING INTELLECT

In Middle School, Woodlawn students are given the means to think, understand, and apply their knowledge through intellectual and practical problem solving. Their developmental needs are addressed by supporting their increased need for good organization, routine study skills, responsibility for their work, and mature social behavior.

EFFECTIVE 21ST CENTURY LEARNERS

CAPABILITIES

The Middle School years are a time of substantial growth, both physically and emotionally, as students enter as children and leave as teenagers ready to enter Upper School. We give students the means to think, understand, and apply their knowledge through intellectual and practical problem solving. The Middle School years are a time of substantial growth, both physically and emotionally, as students enter as children and leave as teenagers ready to enter Upper School. Our top priorities in Middle School: guiding students toward independence and self-advocacy. As students come to understand and adapt to their own learning styles, they develop the capabilities to become lifelong learners.” Our top priorities in Middle School: guiding them toward independence and self-advocacy. As students come to understand and adapt to their own learning styles, they develop the capabilities to become lifelong learners. Woodlawn applies multiple approaches to learning in order to prepare students to be effective 21st century learners. Our project-based interdisciplinary curriculum stretches students’ thinking from the concrete to the abstract; students respond to real-world questions and challenges through an extended inquiry process. Classes are small and discussion-based. Students collaborate with their classmates, using their critical thinking and communication skills. Teachers, as curriculum designers, create innovative projects that engage Middle School students in complex, real-world experiences through which they develop and apply skills and knowledge. Our approach keeps enthusiasm high, while helping students to become creative, resourceful problem solvers. The students also have frequent opportunities to apply their academic learning and to “give back” to the community through field trips and our service learning partnerships.

When Woodlawn students complete Middle School,
they are equipped to:

+ Communicate clearly

+ Work effectively with other

+ Make intellectual connections

+ Synthesize and analyze information to solve problems

+ Understand issues from multiple viewpoints

+ Use good judgment and common sense

+ Recognize and respond to ethical issues

+ Demonstrate compassion and empathy for other

PROJECT BASED LEARNING FOUNDATION

CURRICULUM

The core subjects of our Middle School program are Language Arts, Social Studies, Math, Science, and Spanish. Enrichment classes include Visual Arts, Music, Fitness, Service Learning, and Gardening. Students also have the opportunity to choose from a variety of electives classes offered throughout the year. The Middle School curriculum is driven by essential questions that are designed to fulfill Woodlawn’s mission:

  • Sixth Grade: What does it mean to be part of a society?
  • Seventh Grade: What does it mean to be human?
  • Eighth Grade: How did we get here?
MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM

MIDDLE SCHOOL

LEADERSHIP

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ASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST + COUNSELOR

Holly Honeycutt

PK-8th ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
+ FACULTY DEAN

KATIE VERLIN

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

DISTINCTIVE ELEMENTS

Woodlawn middle school students are immersed in social experiences to continue building on themes from lower school. Whether traveling abroad, taking part in an overnight trip or common hour on campus, our students benefit from a wide range of social interactions to build character, responsibility, and leadership skills.

LIFE EXPERIENCES
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“Woodlawn is special. The bonds between friends are unbreakable and the teachers are fabulous and caring. The Woodlawn Middle School is small and unique. Each class has their own personality and flair. There is no other school like Woodlawn. Woodlawn is my home.”

– Jesse J.
Eight Grade

HONORING HISTORY

NATIONAL HISTORY DAY

National History Day is a nationwide competition open to Middle and Upper School students, who submit a project in one of several categories (research paper, video documentary, website, exhibit, performance) relating to a particular theme. 

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THE WOODLAWN EXPERIENCE

Get an inside look at the Woodlawn Way and our
Project Based Learning approach.

Woodlawn is a private school providing a project based learning curriculum for early explorers preschool, lower, middle, and upper school academics. Our historic 61-acre campus is located just north of Charlotte, NC in beautiful Mooresville, and within driving distance of Davidson, Cornelius, Huntersville, North Mecklenburg, and Concord.

Woodlawn School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation, or national, ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

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