ELECTIVES
Electives become extremely important in the sixth
grade. As students begin to master skills that will
continue to be of importance in the coming years, it is
time to expand their horizons with art, music, dance,
botany, and cooking classes that will help middle
schoolers begin to understand the many career
choices available to them in future.
Schools across the country are struggling with test
scores and behavior issues in the middle school
range. At Gavin Academy, we understand that middle
schoolers are being newly presented with very
complicated concepts, and for that reason we devote
more time to our students in this age range who are
struggling with so many changes educationally,
physically, and emotionally, to prepare them for high
school and beyond.
The great strength of middle schoolers is that they
are, without fail, our most energetic and helpful
students. Our leadership program allows sixth
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graders to mentor students in the lower grades.
Benjamin Franklin said: “Tell me and I forget. Teach
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me and I may remember, involve me and I learn”.
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What was true then is still true now: students must
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be actively engaged in their own learning, and in
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fostering the learning of others, in order to fully
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understand the materials being taught.
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Our students are active people, and active people are
active learners.