EXCELLENCE LIVES HERE!

Hyde-DC's Middle School serves students in grades six through eight. The student population includes children from across the city with various learning styles and needs, including those identified with special needs.

The Middle School team of teachers and administration offer a rigorous academic program that is well-grounded in Hyde's chracter philosphy.

The 2008-09 School Year will be the best ever!

"We are here to serve our students and their parents - and we know they expect our absolute best.  We are prepared to give exactly that," says Ms. Kargsia McDuffie, Middle School Director.

Returning and new families can expect:

• A school culture that supports academic and character excellence
• Excellence in parent communication
• Teachers and specialists that are all Highly Qualified under "No Child Left Behind"
• Academic rigor and standards-based instruction in every classroom
• Student portfolios and student-led parent-teacher conferences
• Co-Curriculum opportunities that include Creative Writing, Young Entrepreneurs, Film, Step, Performing Arts, Dance, Journalism, Photography, and more
• Art education
• Adventure education