Our Middle School schedule includes six, six-week cycles.  Curriculum components include the Natural World/Life Science (i.e. Astronomy, Lithosphere, Classification Protista/Monera/Fungi, Reproductive System, etc.), Social World/Humanities (i.e. Ancient Rome, Birth of Civil Rights, Industrialization, Continent studies, Utah Studies, etc.), Mathematics, Language Arts (i.e. Mythology, Drama, Biography, Historical Fiction, Memoirs, Poetry, etc.), Personal Journey (i.e. Time Management, Goal Setting, Prioritizing, Problem Solving, Teamwork, Personal Identity, Emotional Intelligence), Fine Arts (i.e. Music, Dance, Theatre, etc.) and Physical Education. 

The students work individually as well as in groups.  They experience three styles of learning activities, including Mastery (assessed by a written test or performance with a rubric), Coaching (ongoing, guided by a teacher to raise quality/skill level) and Experiences (introduction to ideas and activities to reflect on/discuss).

Each cycle is comprised of five weeks of work followed by an immersion week.  Past immersions have included a llama caretaking trip in Northeastern Utah, a ropes course experience in Salt Lake City, internships in our Early Childhood classrooms, a Utah State Government immersion and a Job Shadowing immersion in local Salt Lake City businesses.  The purpose of the Job Shadowing immersion is to give our students the opportunity to explore a career path that they are interested in through the context of exploring "What is my passion?" and "What is my purpose?". The Job Shadowing immersion also gives the students hands-on experience in applying their skills to the workplace through a brief, unpaid work experience.  Each of the students "shadows" a workplace mentor as they go through a normal day on the job. 

Student-led family conferences are held 3 times per year.  During these conferences, our students discuss and show their portfolio of work, assess academic and learning habits, receive and give feedback from/to teachers and parents and set goals for the next term.  The students also do a self assessment of their work and progress every 6th week.