Middle School
Welcome to Middle School
The middle school years are filled with opportunities to grow in faith, build meaningful friendships, and discover God-given potential. At Lakes Church Academy, we encourage students to explore their gifts and develop confidence in who God created them to be. Within our close-knit community, students strengthen their academic foundation, develop important life skills, and deepen their relationship with Christ. We embrace these formative years as a valuable season of growth, helping students thrive today while preparing them for high school and beyond.
Caring Faculty
Our teachers and staff act as mentors to students, helping them navigate tough questions about the world and develop a biblical worldview. Our middle schoolers enjoy a positive culture where they can feel safe, have fun, and flourish. Our middle school program is designed to support and engage students by helping them to pursue academic excellence while adapting socially and growing spiritually.
What Can I Expect in Middle School?
We strive to provide a school with an environment where students…
- ... will feel seen, heard and valued.
- …can discover their true identity in Christ.
- …discover God-given purpose.
- …learn how to self-advocate
- …distinguish their strengths
- …identify personal interests
- …discover some of the many opportunities their future could hold.
At Lakes Church Academy, families don’t need to choose between an outstanding education with exciting electives or a healthy environment where their child is known, seen, and heard.
We are pleased to offer all of these things because we understand how they shape students into confident individuals as they prepare for high school and what comes next. Friendships, expert faculty, a rigorous curriculum, and intentional discipleship all foster the most important things you could give your child: a strong start in life, an excellent education, and a desire to impact the world for God’s glory.
Safe Spaces to Learn and Grow
Students in middle school crave a sense of community and safe spaces to be their unique selves. At Lakes Church Academy, we provide a culture of kindness where teachers model intentionality and students learn to communicate purposefully.
On our campus this is done through emphasizing respect, building authentic relationships, and faith formation.
Laying the Foundations for Academic Success
- Mathematics: Multiple math offerings are available in each grade level. Accelerated math students may be eligible to take Pre-Algebra in seventh grade and Algebra 1 in eighth grade.
- Science: The middle school science program focuses on hands-on learning in sixth grade with a general study of science. Students may enter the engineering/physics track or the healthcare sciences track beginning in the seventh grade.
- English: Students focus on grammar, developing writing skills, reading, and public speaking. Students will have the opportunity to prepare a speech and present it at our annual fine arts competition.
- Social Studies: In sixth grade, students focus on ancient countries and cultures. In seventh grade, they study world history, followed by American republic studies in the eighth grade.
- Bible: Middle school students attend Bible class or chapel daily. We encourage our students to develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and to begin to make their faith their own. We help students recognize that their identity is in Christ; the One who created them, loves them, and gives them purpose.
Developing Talents and Building Community
In addition to these core classes, students take a variety of enrichment and elective classes. All middle school students enjoy our enrichment classes which include P.E., art, chorus, and typing skills. Elective classes offered each quarter include coding, robotics, handbells, and band.
Clubs and Activities:
- Athletic Teams – Lakes Church Academy offers a variety of athletic teams where students can develop their skills, build lasting friendships, and grow in teamwork and character. Opportunities include boys and girls volleyball, soccer, cross-country, and boys and girls basketball.
- Praise & Worship – A team of middle school students helps with leading the praise music for our school’s weekly chapels.
- Speech, Drama, & Music – Students are invited to participate in our yearly fine arts competition as well as audition for a variety of speaking roles and dramatic performances offered throughout the year.
- Service Projects – Middle school students enjoy serving the community and sharing their faith throughout the year in various capacities.
Cultivating Their Emerging Gifts
LCA students stand out from their peers because we:
- Encourage Goal Setting. Your child will be motivated to set and achieve goals, through daily or unit-based learning targets. Core subjects including math, language arts, science, and social studies inspire students to answer and ask essential questions that fosters depth in learning.
- Develop Critical Thinking. We foster critical thinking skills through a wide range of activities, from question- and – answer sessions with teachers to projects and small group collaboration. Whether it’s creating a diagram on plant life, sharing thoughts about classic literature within a small group, or writing an opinion essay, your child will be led to understanding the subject matter in meaningful ways.
- Mindfully Use Technology. Lakes Church Academy is a place where students learn to utilize technology in purposeful ways. Middle schoolers have access to one -on- one devices for accessing digital resources, with a filtering system that blocks inappropriate content. In addition, our students are required to take a Digital Literacy course, equipping them with knowledge and tools to use technology safely and responsibly.
- Emphasize Autonomy. For middle schoolers to learn independence, they must also exercise the acceptance of responsibility. Here at LCA, we allow students to face the consequences of their actions while giving them grace-filled opportunities to think about the power of choice. Aside from intentional mentorship and counseling, we implement policies on late assignments and completing class requirements to help students stay accountable in their learning.
