 We have made many exciting changes to our seventh and eighth grade middle school program at Cascade Canyon School this year, expanding the core staff to two teachers, each playing to their areas of passion and expertise: Aaron Feldstein specializes in the Humanities, teaching English Language Arts and History, and Karen Sonnenblick is the lead Math/Science teacher - as well as the science teacher for fifth and sixth grades. Aaron and Karen bring a rich array of experience in middle and high school teaching in their core subjects and in program administration, including gifted education, outdoor education and wilderness survival and ecology. The middle school team is rounded out by our amazing specialist staff, most of whom also teach core subjects in the mornings at Cascade Canyon: our Spanish teacher, Devin Eckert, our theater teacher, Peggy Tunder, our music teacher, Jayme Pohl, our PE teachers, Megan Marietti and Aaron Feldstein, and our art teacher, Julie Pledger.
The seventh and eighth grade program at Cascade Canyon School offers middle school students a unique opportunity to push themselves intellectually, socially and emotionally in a challenging, engaging, safe and personalized learning environment. The class of fifteen students forms a close, supportive community. Motivated to learn for learning's sake, without the competitive pressure or external reward of grades, our seventh and eighth grade students excel into confident students, mature young adults, and leaders on our K-8 campus. Feedback from the local and San Francisco high schools attended by our graduates is excellent: Cascade Canyon students are recognized in high school as students who are comfortable with adults and themselves, confident communicators, and capable and versatile learners - not afraid to ask for help or for enrichment. Cascade Canyon graduates have an excellent acceptance rate to Marin and San Francisco private schools, including Marin Academy, The Bay School, Branson and Drew in recent years, and at the Novato School of the Performing Arts, where admission is audition and portfolio based. Many of our graduates choose to attend our excellent local public schools, such as Drake, Redwood, Tamalpais and Terra Linda High.
Eighth graders at Cascade Canyon School also go through an exciting, innovative Transitions Program to prepare themselves for the journey through adolescence and into high school. The Transitions Program integrates high school preparedness and the application process, parent and student education, a ropes course and backpacking trip, community service, and leadership.
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