Middle School (6th-8th)

• Our small class size ensures personalized attention and differentiated instruction.
• We weave Christian spiritual development into our curriculum and our daily schedule.
• We are accredited by Cognia and ACSI.

Bible

Bible curriculum focuses on Christian development in preparation for sharing the Gospel of Christ with others. Lessons are integrated in academic curriculum throughout the day and in mission opportunities during the year. Students attend chapel weekly.

Literacy 

Our comprehensive curriculum encourages a lifelong love of reading with the development of communication skills to foster self-confidence and strong interpersonal relationships. We focus on communication and critical thinking skills as well as reading, writing, and grammar.  Students are introduced to literature and novel studies. Individualized learning paths are monitored quarterly through Edmentum’s Exact Path curriculum.

Mathematics

Our challenging curriculum emphasizes conceptual learning, critical thinking skills, and fluency. iReady Classroom Mathematics curriculum offers differentiated enrichment practice. Selected students participate in the annual ACSI Math Olympics. 

Science

WCA uses Purposeful Design curriculum to teach science from a Christian worldview with an emphasis on creation.  Our 6th grade explores Earth Science, our 7th grade studies Physical Science, and our 8th grade tackles Life Science. Students participate in quarterly school-wide STEAM events.

Social Studies

Students are encouraged to become informed citizens who lead productive lives in the community. Lessons include history, geography, government, cultures, and economics. Through their middle school years, our students study Ancient Civilizations, World History, and United States History.

Spanish

WCA introduces Spanish in middle school with the Asi Se Dice curriculum. Students have the opportunity to earn high school credit by passing a Spanish I assessment at the end of 8th grade.

Enrichment

WCA exposes middle school students to a variety of enrichment classes, including Drama, Art, Broadcast, Yearbook, Physical Education.

Students in grades 6th-8th use Apple devices at a one-to-one ratio for use of their online components. All Middle and High School students have a school issued email address and a subscription to Microsoft Office 365 Student Edition. Middle School online components include:
• Edutyping
• Exact Path (Individualized Literacy)
• iReady (Individualized Math)
• iAcademy
• Tynker (Coding)
• Code.org (Coding)
• LEGO EV3 Mindstorm (Robotics)
• IXL Language Arts, Science and Social Studies
• Journeys Online Interactive Textbooks
• HMH Online Textbooks
• Google Classroom
• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive & Outlook
• Middle school students also have the option to take various courses online for high school credit.
 

Students who earn all As in a marking period are listed on the WCA Honor Roll.

7th and 8th grade students who demonstrate scholarship, leadership and character are inducted into the Junior Beta Club.

Algebra I and Spanish I are offered to selected 8th graders.

Enrichment and remediation are available to all students as needed.

WCA offers a variety of extracurricular activities for middle school students, including:

• Praise Band
• Hawk Honor Guard
• Annual school-wide musical
• Junior Beta Club
• Service projects
• PTF-planned events, including Fall Fest and Spring Fling
• Afterschool clubs and activities based on teacher and student interest
• Middle school sports including volleyball, basketball, soccer, flag football, and cross country