THE CURRICULUM
Our curriculum in the Middle School is designed to nurture knowledge, skills and personal attributes essential to the development of principled, ambitious and committed young people. A set of seven core values shapes the way in which students learn both inside and outside the classroom and takes account of the inter-relationship between intellectual and emotional, personal and interpersonal dispositions. They are defined as follows:
l Creativity l Independent Learning l Critical Thinking l International Awareness l Collaboration l Self-awareness l Social Responsibility
These core values permeate all aspects of our curriculum, from examination courses through to the pastoral and co-curricular programmes; they promote a way of thinking about learning that prepares students for the IB Diploma, as well as university and the workplace. The Sevenoaks School Diploma presents a focus for this; students are asked to record the way in which they learn, and to document their progress throughout all aspects of their Middle School life.
The classroom experience for our students in the Middle School invites engagement with a wide range of subjects, each designed to equip students with depth of knowledge and understanding. In addition, our curriculum promotes interdisciplinary thinking so that students are asked to transfer knowledge and skills from one subject across to another.
Through these means, the Middle School Curriculum provides an holistic academic profile: one that is analytical and creative, challenging, ambitious and fun.
Rachel McQuillin Head of Middle School
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL | AT SEVENOAKS 7