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Middle School
The Middle School program offers a small (8-10), structured
classroom setting with an individualized curriculum for students who are
not achieving their potential within a Laptops
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Levels System Summer 2008 Math Packet Beginning in the 1997-98 school year,
Mill Springs became part of a Toshiba/Microsoft laptop project with the
goal of Mill Springs Levels system is the
"backbone" of the program and sets Mill Springs apart from other
independent schools.
The Middle School classes are 45 minutes
each. The curriculum is challenging and the design is innovative and
individualized, with a variety of approaches for presenting
Mill Springs Academy offers an extended
day, recreational program for students in grades K-12, designed to develop
and enhance self-esteem, socialization skills, motor skills, creative
talents, and sportsmanship. Activities for the Middle School students
include New Games, Arts and Crafts, Fishing, Bowling, Skating, and Sports. The Mark Trail Camp at Mill Springs
Academy serves students in grades K-6, who need academic enrichment
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traditional setting. Incorporating
multi-sensory and experiential instruction, the school’s holistic or
"total child" approach allows students to learn about and
achieve mastery of themselves and the world around them. The goal of the
Middle School is to enable students to learn how to learn in order to
become independent, lifelong scholars. Self-respect, self-discipline, and
regard for others are engendered in an atmosphere of individual
acceptance, respect, and commitment.
becoming a model program for other schools. In the 97-98 term,
students began individual ownership of laptops. As of the 98-99 term,
every student will be required to own a laptop beginning in the 4th grade.
In 2003 we began using IBM ThinkPads. Through the school’s
Local Area Network (LAN), students are able to connect wirelessly to the Internet as
well as communicate with the faculty and student body, and access the
various portfolios of information stored on the server.
The Levels system is a school-wide, reality-based
structure that clearly defines student responsibilities. The system allows
the student to make fully informed choices and to assume personal
responsibility for those choices. The weekly Levels/Community meetings
incorporate peer feedback. All students participate in values groups that
focus on character development.
material and
information, including focusing on the multiple intelligences. Courses
include Reading, Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, Foreign
Language, Science, Computers, Physical Education, Music, and Electives
(Group Challenge Program, Art, Drama, Special Projects, Band, and
Enrichment).
and/or remediation within the structure of a full day camp program,
where socialization skills and self esteem enhancement are emphasized.
Activities in addition to academic classes include tennis, arts and
crafts, horseback riding, swimming, sports and games, science labs,
field trips, fishing, canoeing, and drama. Camp begins in June and runs
through July each summer.