Cranbrook Educational Community – Director of Schools – Position Statement 8
gender classrooms enhance the participation of all students and foster a stronger bond amongst the students themselves and with their teachers. As a result, Cranbrook Kingswood’ s Middle Schoolers come to class comfortable and confident being themselves, secure in an environment that provides each one the opportunity to connect naturally and easily to the material and discover the joys of independent learning. Each Middle School campus has 175 students and, while classes are single-gender, there are coeducational activities including orchestra and band, joint assemblies and off-campus field trips.
On the Middle School campuses, the faculty are deeply committed to encouraging, supporting and inspiring the students’ academic and personal growth. Understanding the distinctive ways in which boys and girls think and process information, teachers attend conferences to keep current with best practices and teaching strategies. Teaching only in their special areas of expertise, Middle School faculty cover a curriculum that is designed to promote critical thinking, communication and collaboration. On each campus the objective is to involve all the students as active learners, but engage them through a solid focus on math, science, English, world language and history. Technology is an essential tool in the delivery of education at the Middle School. Vigorous courses in STEM-related subjects help prepare students for the challenges of the math and science that await them in the Upper School. Helping to assure that readiness are Maker Spaces, computer labs, and a nationally recognized robotics club at the Middle School.
Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School( 800 students / 96 faculty)
As a result of the merger of the Cranbrook School for Boys and the Kingswood School for Girls in the mid-1980’ s, the Upper School consists of two campuses( each of which includes a boarding program as well). Academic classes take place at both locations, with fine arts, English, history and religion & philosophy on the Kingswood campus, and math, science, world languages, computer science and performing arts on the Cranbrook campus. Walking between the two campuses, separated by a lake, is picturesque as the route winds through beautiful architecture, sculptures, fountains and landscapes. The 15-minute passing period