Language Arts

Literature: novels, short stories, plays, poetry, mythology, verbal responses and written analyses • Plot/character analysis of historically/culturally significant literary works, fiction forms and characteristics • Writing: creative writing, poetry, focused essays, editing and revising • Language conventions • Strategies for delivering coherent presentations

Math

Yavneh offers multiple levels of mathematics instruction in middle school. Sixth graders may be placed in General Math 6 or Pre-Algebra.

Science

Understanding the scientific process • Physical Science: matter properties and changes, periodic table and energy, lab on chemistry mixtures/solutions • Life Science: cells • Work and machines • Earth Science: earth's material, electricity/ magnetism, earthquakes, continental drift, atmosphere, solar system and planets, galaxies, constellations, planet research, ecology • Human sexuality

Social Studies

Paleolithic Era to Agricultural Revolution • Ancient Civilizations (Egypt, India, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, ancient Hebrews) • World Geography • Current Events

Prayer

Students explore theological concepts • Musaf service • Torah service • Synagogue and B'nai Mitzvah leadership skills • Haftarah trope • Rosh Chodesh • Theology

Hebrew

Yavneh offers multiple levels of Hebrew instruction, from beginning to advanced, across middle school grade levels. Standard grade 6 level curriculum includes: Use of present, past and future tenses of whole, simple verbs • Conjugating pronouns and correctly use the feminine and masculine forms of nouns and adjectives • Learning Hebrew through scenarios of daily life, as well as literary themes relevant and interesting to early adolescents

Judaic Studies