Middle Level Honors Program

Providing Opportunity to Reach Potential

Newly Expanded for 2023-2024!

Notre Dame Preparatory School’s Middle Level delivers an impactful education for its students in grades 6-8. From classes that challenge students to think critically and develop them academically, to opportunities that nurture their faith and spirituality, to age-appropriate activities and fostering sisterhood, the NDP Middle Level is unmatched.

With the student always in mind, NDP Middle Level offers honors-level placement classes in English and math for students who demonstrate an advanced understanding of those subjects.

Middle Level Honors Courses

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English

Grade 6 Honors English
Integrating literary genres, grammar,
vocabulary, and the writing process, the
sixth-grade honors English course builds on the
components of language study begun in
elementary school

Grade 7 Honors English
Moving at a faster pace with more
complex reading, writing and vocabulary
components, Grade 7 Honors English builds upon the skills in 6th grade. There is a deeper dive into the study of literature and applying literary techniques into their writing.

Grade 8 Honors English
Moving at a faster pace with more
complex reading, writing and vocabulary
components, Grade 8 Honors English uilds upon the skills in 7thth grade.
There is a focus on the study of nonfiction,
novels and drama with an
emphasis on cross-curricular research,
and literary analysis essays.
Global Language

Grade 6
All students take Latin in which the students learn the mechanics
of language and the foundation of Romance Languages.

Grades 7 and 8
Students who demonstrate an aptitude for learning a second language can take either Chinese, I, French I or Spanish I. These courses span two years and will give the students the ability to enter Level II in the Upper Level.
Mathematics

Grade 6 Honors Math: Prepares students for Algebra 1

Grade 7 Honors Math: Algebra 1

Grade 8 Honors Math: Geometry