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Middle School
Grades Six-Eight
Encouraging Excellence
The goal of the middle school years is for students to develop study and learning skills that will prepare them for high school, college, and beyond. The curriculum is robust: In each of his three years in the Middle School, a student takes language arts, math, a social studies/history course, modern foreign language, and a sequential Talk class, and other required classes as determined by his grade level. Latin is added in the eighth grade. Boys will also choose from art, design and woodworking, computer, technology, journalism, communication skills courses, and all participate in physical education/athletics. Varied extra curricular activities provide myriad opportunities for boys to try something new. The Middle School 1:1 iPad of Choice program fosters dynamic, interactive, and personal learning.
Boys begin to spread their wings and discover their interests in an encouraging, cooperative, and caring environment. During their three years of Gilman Middle School, they learn to take risks; they learn responsibility; they learn to love learning.
Middle School Stories
![Congratulations to Penn Fellows Kate Bradley and Jaakirah Reid]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1651860610/gilman/zqoi7uicinrnaexzawap/2022-04-28PennFellowsWR-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1651860610/gilman/zqoi7uicinrnaexzawap/2022-04-28PennFellowsWR-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1651860610/gilman/zqoi7uicinrnaexzawap/2022-04-28PennFellowsWR-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1651860610/gilman/zqoi7uicinrnaexzawap/2022-04-28PennFellowsWR-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1651860610/gilman/zqoi7uicinrnaexzawap/2022-04-28PennFellowsWR-2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1651860610/gilman/zqoi7uicinrnaexzawap/2022-04-28PennFellowsWR-2.jpg","width":2200}])
Congratulations to our Penn fellows, Kate Bradley and Jaakirah Reid, who will soon complete their masters in education from the University of Pennsylvania. Read on to learn about their journeys to Gilman through the Penn Fellows Independent School Teaching Residency (ISTR) program.
![First page of the PDF file: APIDA2022Poster]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1652109491/gilman/rggcuc7hlvfpniwll7qr/APIDA2022Poster.pdf","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1652109491/gilman/rggcuc7hlvfpniwll7qr/APIDA2022Poster.pdf","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1652109491/gilman/rggcuc7hlvfpniwll7qr/APIDA2022Poster.pdf","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1652109491/gilman/rggcuc7hlvfpniwll7qr/APIDA2022Poster.pdf","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1652109491/gilman/rggcuc7hlvfpniwll7qr/APIDA2022Poster.pdf","width":1307}])
Check out the recommended reading list from the Gilman Libraries as we celebrate Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month.
![Guest Composers Visit Middle School Band]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1651163873/gilman/fd4eaccd3mm56uwkadld/2022-04-11BrianBalmagesWR-5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1651163873/gilman/fd4eaccd3mm56uwkadld/2022-04-11BrianBalmagesWR-5.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1651163873/gilman/fd4eaccd3mm56uwkadld/2022-04-11BrianBalmagesWR-5.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1651163873/gilman/fd4eaccd3mm56uwkadld/2022-04-11BrianBalmagesWR-5.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1651163873/gilman/fd4eaccd3mm56uwkadld/2022-04-11BrianBalmagesWR-5.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1651163873/gilman/fd4eaccd3mm56uwkadld/2022-04-11BrianBalmagesWR-5.jpg","width":2200}])
Peter Landers’ Middle School band class welcomed two award-winning composers, Brian Balmages and Mark Lortz, to their classroom in April.
![Middle School Students Attend Diversity Leadership Conference]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1649862128/gilman/hkeijkxh7acdaymqyutw/2022mssdlc.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1649862128/gilman/hkeijkxh7acdaymqyutw/2022mssdlc.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1649862128/gilman/hkeijkxh7acdaymqyutw/2022mssdlc.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1649862128/gilman/hkeijkxh7acdaymqyutw/2022mssdlc.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1649862128/gilman/hkeijkxh7acdaymqyutw/2022mssdlc.jpg","width":1280}])
Gilman students participated in the Middle School Student Diversity Leadership Conference, taking part in presentations about identity exploration and other topics, as well as small group activities based on skill building around identity, voice, and community.
![You Be the Jury: Seventh Graders Try the Case of Mary Surratt]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1649766890/gilman/knxpdbgvxuun6nklrbc7/2022-04-08MSMockTrialWR-28.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1649766890/gilman/knxpdbgvxuun6nklrbc7/2022-04-08MSMockTrialWR-28.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1649766890/gilman/knxpdbgvxuun6nklrbc7/2022-04-08MSMockTrialWR-28.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1649766890/gilman/knxpdbgvxuun6nklrbc7/2022-04-08MSMockTrialWR-28.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1649766890/gilman/knxpdbgvxuun6nklrbc7/2022-04-08MSMockTrialWR-28.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1649766890/gilman/knxpdbgvxuun6nklrbc7/2022-04-08MSMockTrialWR-28.jpg","width":2200}])
Each seventh grade language arts class enacted a mock trial of Mary Surratt, a conspirator in the assassination of President Lincoln. The boys took on various roles in the proceedings — prosecutors, defense attorneys, witnesses, court reporters, and jurors — and brought to life their knowledge of this time in history.