Middle School Program

In 2023, after much reflection and deliberation, the SBCA Board of Trustees voted to expand our academic program to include grades 7 and 8 starting in the Fall of 2024. The addition of these two grade levels will complete a newly-founded and distinguished middle school that encompasses Grades 6 through 8.

The Middle School academic curriculum at St. Benedict Classical Academy will advance the scope and sequence of the curriculum in the current K-5 program, allowing students to deepen their studies from prior years, bring their elementary studies to a satisfactory and logical conclusion, and enter high school well-prepared for secondary studies.

Some of the distinctive programming offered in our Middle School includes:

• Intervention and Enrichment Block, during which students can choose from a variety of offerings that enhance the academic program, including extra help, Organizational Skills, Typing Club, Latin Club, Math Club, and Classics Club.
• Middle School Seminar, during which students hear from a range of guest speakers on a variety of topics, including sports, government, politics, and the relationship between science and religion.
• Advisory, which meets approximately twice per month in single-sex settings. Students discuss topics related to their growth in virtue, such as friendship, leadership, and respect for the dignity of self and others.
• Benedictine Guild, which meets approximately once per month. Students are led in activities that allow them to experientially explore and practice social virtues, such as etiquette, conversational skills, practicing empathy, and engaging in community service.
• Houses of Faith Leadership, which meets approximately twice per month. As HOF leaders, students help plan and lead the monthly Houses of Faith activities for their K-5 schoolmates.
• Middle School Socials, in which students gather for fellowship, faith, and fun! In the past, students have engaged in literature seminars, quiz bowls, short story competitions, etiquette classes, outdoor Olympics, and movie nights during their socials. These events are quickly becoming a favorite Middle School tradition.