Committing to a transition program and focusing on relationship-building The transition from middle school to high school brings many changes and challenges for all students. The educational and personal changes that occur during this period of time for students in special education need to be specifically supported and guided. Teachers and counselors play vital roles
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Smooth the transition to middle school with a focus on executive function skills Increased homework demands. Multiple classes with varied grading systems and discrete homework policies. Intensified extracurricular commitments. These are just a few of the ways middle school tests students’ ability to manage tasks, otherwise known as their executive function skills. Many experts refer
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Increasing student success and support in the transition from middle to high schoo Change can be challenging for adolescents, especially given the fact that young people between the ages of 10 and 15 undergo extreme personal developments. Their patterns of thinking, physical maturation, and desire for peer acceptance contribute to these rapid developments, making holistic
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Streamlining the first year of middle school to smooth the transition What if I told your school administrative team that there is a classroom intervention that does not require substantial increases in staffing, does not require extra funds from the school or district, but still manages to dramatically increase student achievement? Would you be interested?
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A course that honors the middle school transition On our pre-Kindergarten through grade 12 campus, the move from our lower school to middle school is a mere eight meters. An 11-year-old can make the trip in about 22 steps. Despite a limited physical distance, the transition from elementary to middle school remains intimidating. As new
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A student’s words of encouragement to fifth graders anticipating the start of middle school One year ago, I was sitting in these bleachers just like you, and just like you, I was excited, worried, sad, happy, terrified and everything in between. Now, I stand here before you, and guess what? I’m okay. These are the
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