Young adolescents need a challenging and supportive environment to make the transition from Elementary to High School. Due to the intellectual, social, physical and emotional needs of this age group, a customized educational program has been developed to support our students.
Middle School currently has over 220 students in grades sixth, seventh, and eighth. Each grade is divided in four sections with class sizes ranging from eighteen to twenty-one students. Classes start at 8:00 a.m. and end at 3:15 p.m. We meet the requirements for AdvancED and the Guatemalan Ministry of Education.
Young adolescents need a challenging and supportive environment to make the transition from Elementary to High School. Due to the intellectual, social, physical and emotional needs of this age group, a customized educational program has been developed to support our students.
Our effective Middle School Program is designed around the unique developmental needs of early adolescents. The Colegio Interamericano Middle School staff helps the students become more responsible, teaching them the strategies necessary for independent learning and providing them with a challenging curriculum that eases their transition to High School.
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
Students in Middle School take most subjects (Math, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies) in English with the exception of: Idioma Español, Estudios Sociales, Tecnologia, Educación Física, Art, and Music. All students take music, and after a year of quarterly rotations in sixth grade, they have the possibility of choosing either choir, strings, guitar, or band. This allows them to master a particular discipline all the way to High School.
We also have a new Estudios Sociales program designed to focus in the national reality and all the important factors that have played a role in the shaping of Guatemala and Central America. Our students will study the history and the geography of Guatemala in depth. This program will enrich the knowledge of all students through an exploration of more than 500 years of history.
Grade Point Average (GPA) is the cumulative average of all courses from grades six through eighth. A 60 % grade average is the minimum passing grade. The school year has more than 180 student contact days, running from August to June. The school year is divided into four quarters; each quarter is approximately nine weeks long.
Among the sport and recreation areas, the school has a gymnasium, a soccer field, basketball and volleyball courts, and several common areas for other disciplines to be practiced.
We offer a wide variety of co-curricular activities including sports, community service, student government and different clubs for extra- curricular activities.
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