Middle School at Learning Community by Mr. Laster

In anticipation of our upcoming Middle School orientation on April 29th this week and next we are featuring guest bloggers from our Middle School community.  We begin the series by hearing from James Laster, our Assistant Head of School.

Middle school can be an intimidating place.  It is a time of immense growth for your child academically, physically, emotionally and socially.   This is not only a huge transition for your children, but for you as well as parents.   Next week we will be holding an information session for 5^th grade parents where they can learn more about what lies ahead in the middle school.  We will be highlighting some of the things that make 6^th-8^th grade at LCCS unique and enriching. 

One of the things that I always love to accentuate is how we educate “the whole child”.  This is certainly true at all grade levels, but I believe the middle school is where students are able to truly discover their individuality and explore in depth things they are passionate about.  This is an experience they won’t get anywhere else. 

Our amazingly talented staff helps develop children into leaders through student council and our peer mediation program, environmentalists through Green Group, award winning presenters through National History Day, athletes through our growing sports program, renowned artists through Wingspan Arts and agents of change through 8^th grade community service and numerous outreach activities.

These things alongside our demanding and thorough academic program allow our students to not only be accepted in high numbers into the most competitive high schools in Jersey City and Hudson County, but also allows them to flourish and hit the ground running once they arrive.  Our graduates consistently matriculate to taking advanced placement courses and are accepted to top universities throughout the country.

I have to admit, after writing the two previous paragraphs I am once again reminded of how truly phenomenal LCCS is because of all we have to offer your children.  I can say with confidence that the rest of the staff and I are inspired to continue to develop new and exciting opportunities for your child to grow.

If you’d like to know more about our Middle School please join us on  Tuesday, April 29^th  at 6:30 pm in the auditorium for our Middle School orientation session.  Please also feel free to email me at james-laster@lccsnj.org if you have additional questions about our Middle School program.