Middle School (6-8th)

Primed for success in the future, the St. Bartholomew Middle School program prepares students for academic success in high school, as well as encourages students to navigate the social and emotional challenges of adolescence. In Middle School, your student learns to hold his/herself to high academic standards, demonstrate critical thinkinking in all subjects, and create, collaborate, and communicate. Students are challenged to be their own advocate in the classroom and among their peers. With a continued emphasis on building Catholic character through authentic experiences.

A DAY IN THE CLASSROOM

A typical St. Bartholomew day involves hands-on, experiential learning in the science classroom and integrated technology in the Tech classroom, roundtable discussions on Tangerine or A Christmas Carol, and serving as servers and lectors during an all school Mass. Students become beautiful choral singers in the music elective and experiement with assemblage during Art. The core curriculum, combined with the extracurricular enrichment classes, allows students to grow as individuals of Christ within a community faith. St. Bartholomew Middle School students leave St. B's with a true sense of fellowship and belonging. 

Students in Middle School have a block schedule. Each class is taught by a teacher who has a specialty in the field they teach. All students take courses in English/Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, Religion, and Spanish. Additionally, students take Physical Education classes and Fine Arts electives. Students are technology proficient by graduation, with a 1:1 technology program that begins in Kindergarten.
 

• 25 students per class
• Grade specific spiritual retreats
• 1:1 Chromebook program
• Community Service Projects
• Pre-Algebra/Algebra/Geometry Math Option in 8th grade
• HS-level Spanish offered in 7th and 8th grades
• 8th Grade Participation in We The People Speech Competition
• 8th Grade Participation in Ignite TED Talks Competition 
• 6th Grade CYO Camp overnight Field Trip
• 7th Grade Chicago Field Trip
• 8th Grade Washington DC Field Trip
• Middle School Clubs: Solar Cars, Climate Restoration, Altar Servers, Student Council, St. Bartholomew Youth Group.
• Leader in Me Program (student empowerment program)
• Olweus anti-bullying program