Let’s face it. Middle School can be tricky for everyone in the family! Your child’s brain and body is growing at a rate comparable to their first year of life. And with changing schedules, new friends, and growing independence, it can take time for parents to adjust as well.
In Middle School, we recognise how tumultuous early-teenage years can be. We also see within them a huge opportunity to help your child choose the right path.
At GSG, pastoral care (that is, the care we take of your child — socially and emotionally) goes hand-in-hand with the academic programme. That’s because we know that in order to learn, your child first has to feel safe and cared for.
In Middle School, we operate under the following understandings:
Our pastoral care of Year Sevens is a particular point of pride for us at GSG. Starting well before the first day of school, your child (whether they’re a day student or a boarder) will be given opportunities see what life will be like at GSG.
Change is the overarching theme of Year Seven. For several years, your child has been focused on starting high school. And when the moment arrives, they might be excited, elated, nervous, terrified — or all of the above.
At GSG, we’ll support your child every step of the way. Our Year Seven Transition Programme is designed to make your child feel welcome and confident as they start High School.
This support system includes:
In Year Eight, it’s all about choice.
Thanks to broad subject exposure in Year Seven, your Year Eight child will be ready to make some decisions about their educational path, including choosing elective subjects.
They’ll be making choices in other parts of their life, too.
Mental health: When the tough stuff happens, your child will learn to respond appropriately, choosing resilience and learning positive life lessons in a safe environment
By Year Nine, your child will be an expert-level Middle Schooler. On top of that, they’ll be a role model for younger students.
Leadership opportunities abound for Year Nine students, and your child will be presented with the following challenges:
In this final year of Middle School, your child will look ahead and make some decisions about their academic and cocurricular paths in Senior School. Challenge: accepted!
Our Middle School focus — Change, Choice, Challenge — is the bedrock of everything your child will do in Years Seven to Nine at GSG. It is woven into the fabric of each lesson, experience, and interaction.
Your child will work through a rich, rigorous programme, driven by the Australian Curriculum. This includes:
Middle School at GSG is made vibrant and inclusive by supportive, committed staff members and fun, enthusiastic students. And your child will fit right in.
We’d be delighted to show you around!
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