Academics
Middle School (6-8)
Producing Leaders
Our middle school students (Grades 6-8) are the leaders and role models that our younger students look up to and seek to emulate. They are the officers in our Student Council, serve as the leads in our theatrical and musical productions, engage in our mock trial program in the Los Angeles Superior Court, and participate in our outdoor education trips to the High Sierra, the Pali Institute, and CIMI, as well day trips to Mountain High for a day of skiing/snowboarding and The Museum of Tolerance, along with other wonderful experiential learning opportunities.
Our environment and culture instill self-confidence and create student leaders. Berkeley Hall middle school students are the oldest students in the school, are looked up to by younger students, and take on the responsibility of being leaders and role models.
Not surprisingly, both research and experience have confirmed the value of a Berkeley Hall education – which is characterized by interdisciplinary teaching, a personalized, student-centered approach, cooperative group work, rigorous academic and character education programs, and ongoing interactions with caring, supportive, attentive teachers – who are well-suited to teaching students in their “tween” and early teenage years.
From our parents:
“At other schools, being a middle schooler is like being a middle child—too often overlooked. Here, our middle schoolers are celebrated. They are stars in the play, champions on the playing fields, and leaders in student government."
“When is the better time to decide where your child is going to go to high school—when he or she is just entering kindergarten, or as they are just finishing middle school, and know what kind of place will be right for them? You wouldn’t decide the car to buy for your 5 year-old. You’d wait until they are 16.”
Located in Los Angeles, CA, Berkeley Hall School is a private, coeducational school for students in preschool through grade 8. Rigorous academics in a supportive atmosphere and grounded character development allow students to become fearless scholars and conscientious citizens - gain a love of learning, leadership with social responsibility, creativity with moral integrity, and self-esteem with compassion for others and the environment.