Middle School

Hours

  • Mon/Tues/Thu/Fri                         8:10am to 3:15pm
  • Early Release Wednesday        8:10am to 2:15pm 

Curriculum

Faculty and Staff

Living Our Faith 

All students participate in weekly chapel and are grouped into mixed-age chapel families.  Offerings are given to a selected monthly chapel project and have included Nation-to-Nation Ministries, Life Choices Pregnancy Center, House of Neighborly Service, ILC Pastor's Pantry, and Samaritan's Purse.  Often our students create and write "Heart Warmer" cards for those serving in the military, to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries, give encouragement, get well, and thank you notes to acknowledge special service to our school. 

At Christmas time, many classes collect gifts for needy Loveland area families. Our church and school prepares shoe boxes for children around the world though Operation Christmas Child.

Our middle school students each have a chapel buddy in the preschool and kindergarten classes.  They build relationships with one another as the middle schoolers escort their buddy to the weekly chapel service, do projects together, and read together.   

The 7th grade hosts an Advent Celebration with elderly members of ILC in December. The 8th grade helps with a Habitat for Humanity home building project one day in the fall.  They also partner with Edmunson Early Childhood and the Habitat ReStore volunteering to help for an afternoon 2-3 times each year.

Electives

Middle school students may choose from electives that include band, volleyball, culinary arts, and yearbook.  

Homework

All students in middle school will have daily homework.  If the student is effectively using his or her class time, it should not exceed the 10 minutes per grade guidelines.  Students are encouraged to read a minimum of 15 minutes per evening.  

Field Trips

While plans may change over the course of the year, these are the scheduled field trips:

6th Grade

  • Museum of Nature and Science - IMAX and sheep heart or lung dissection (w/ 7th grade, alternating years)
  • Outdoor education in the fall

7th Grade

  • Downtown Aquarium - squid dissection
  • Museum of Nature and Science - IMAX and sheep heart or lung dissection (w/ 6th grade, alternating years)
  • Elitch Gardens in spring

8th Grade

  • August kick-off retreat
  • Class trip around Colorado