Grades 6 to 8 are where students learn how to learn. Subject-specialist teachers, study skills, projects and presentations, and preparation for the high-school years, in English with Arabic as a core subject.
Students move from one class teacher to a timetable of subject specialists: English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Arabic, and the arts and physical education. They learn to manage their own homework, prepare for tests, research a topic and present it. The school keeps the structure that younger children need while handing over more responsibility each year.
Middle School students at CHS are taught how to take notes, plan a week, revise for a test and work in a team, because these habits matter more in Grade 9 than any single lesson. Advisory time and small classes mean that a student who is struggling, or coasting, is noticed and helped.
By Grade 8 students and parents meet with the school to look at the High School programme: the American High School Diploma, Advanced Placement options and the Lebanese requirements, so that Grade 9 starts with a plan.
Students join at any of the three grades. The placement assessment in English, Arabic and Mathematics shows where to start, and transfer students from Lebanese-curriculum schools are common. See the admissions steps.
More than in Elementary, posted daily in the CEMS Portal app, and planned across subjects so that it stays manageable.
Students do practical work in science lessons. Ask on your visit to see the facilities for yourself.
Continuous assessment flags it early, the subject teacher sets a plan, and parents are informed through the app and in person.
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