Middle School - San Marcos Academy - Boarding Middle School in Texas

Establishing a Foundation

Since 1907, SMA has sought to educate students in a nurturing environment based upon Christian values. San Marcos Academy has a long history of providing excellence in academics with a curriculum that builds Christian character and leadership skills.

At the San Marcos Academy Middle School, we are committed to giving students in grades 6-8 every opportunity to learn by offering a challenging and rigorous curriculum, including fine arts, foreign language, and technology instruction. Character education is addressed through an emphasis on Christian values, daily Bible classes, and chapel attendance. Middle School students also have opportunities to develop socially and physically through participation in athletics and in a variety of extra-curricular and recreational activities.

The Academy Middle School program is designed to establish a firm foundation upon which students can successfully make the transition to the rigorous academic environment of the Upper School.

Program Features

Your child’s experience in the SMA Middle School will include the following:

Electives

All Middle School students will take band.

Devices

Smart tablets or laptops available for students to check out; additional technology provided in the classrooms

Leadership

Leadership opportunities provided through class officer structure and organizations such as National Junior Honor Society, Rec Club, and Leo Club.

Athletics

Middle School athletic program offers competition through the Christian Athletic League of San Antonio (CALSA) for athletes of all skill levels, developing teamwork and camaraderie

Competitions

Opportunities for qualified students to compete in district and state-wide Academic and Art contests

Daily Schedule

Bell Schedule includes an early dismissal on Fridays.

Faith

Daily Bible instruction, twice-weekly chapel services, and other discipleship opportunities

Social Events

Students in grades 6-8 may attend Middle School social gatherings and dances

Final Exams

Middle School students get the experience of taking final exams in their core classes and some electives.

Language

Sixth graders will take Latin, while seventh graders will take Spanish. Eighth graders may choose between Spanish and Latin.

ALP

The Accommodated Learning Program is available for students with mild to moderate learning differences (additional fee)

Middle School Expectations

Middle School students are expected to perform the following:

They will normally exhibit basic social skills, such as coping, conflict resolution, communication, obedience to rules, etc. These students are sensitive to cultural differences. They cultivate and maintain a functional social network. They are learning to treat others with respect. In middle school, students rudimentarily communicate with other cultures and groups. They recognize how to communicate as to resolve conflict and persuade others. They properly use words in context, with age appropriate vocabulary. They are able to use basic technology and media to communicate to others.

They learn to become functional students by prescribed standards and structure. They increasingly exhibit what is the good, beautiful, and true. These students internalize the “Golden Rule”, and increasingly accept personal responsibility, and an expanding sense of morality. They aspire to the highest ethical standards, living to the glory of God and serving the betterment of others.

They can read and comprehend varied and challenging texts. They can gather and effectively use new knowledge, classify and organize information, support inferences and justify conclusions. They are able to recognize poor grammar, write grammatically correct sentences, paragraphs, and compose accurate essays within and across disciplines. These have a growing vocabulary. They are able to communicate with varied cultures and groups. They are able to use technology and media toward this end.

They will demonstrate developmental progress of striving for academic and personal excellence. The students will increasingly desire to produce quality work.

They will regularly practice essential organizational skills, recognize quality work and compare it to their own performance, perform directed study habits, function within the academic support system, understand and practice essential study skills, recognize and minimize at-risk attitudes and behaviors.

These students utilize, evaluate, and refine the use of multiple strategies to solve a variety of types of problems. They generate new and creative ideas by taking considered risks in a variety of contexts. They are able to show a rudimentary ability to expand and integrate their knowledge into varied environments. They are able to demonstrate higher taxonomies that integrate their knowledge across the curriculum.

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