Middle School (SMP) Program
Our IB-inspired middle school program combines the California state learning standards with the best teaching and learning practices from all over the world. At Rainbow, our teachers incorporate inquiry-driven, project-based learning to guide our students towards mastery of the same learning standards that students master in California, many other U.S. states, and international schools around the world.
Students will:
- explore academic topics through structured, cross-curricular lessons
- express their interests and opinions through a variety of channels
- create expressive pieces of art
- compose well-developed writing pieces
- design solutions to local and global issues
- conduct unique scientific investigations
- solve complex, real-world mathematical problems
- conduct guided, independent research in order to answer their own questions
Middle School Subject Areas
Language Arts, in English and Indonesian, consists of 5 main areas:
- Speaking: speeches, presentations, performances
- Listening: debates, discussions, note-taking
- Reading: novels, essays, poems, short stories, reports
- Writing: persuasive essays, reports, stories, plays
- Media Studies: social media, media analysis, journalism, video production
Mathematics consists of 5 main areas:
- Number and Quantity: solve multi-step problems and reason quantitatively
- Algebra: create, reason with, and interpret expressions
- Functions: understand, interpret, analyze, and build functions
- Geometry: create geometric constructions and express geometric properties with equations
- Statistics and Probability: summarize, represent, and interpret data
Science is composed of 4 main disciplines:
- Physical Science: matter, motion, energy, and waves
- Life Science: from molecules to organisms, ecosystems, and biological heredity
- Earth and Space Systems: astronomy, Earth's systems, and Earth and human activity
- Engineering and Design: apply the design process to solve real-world problems
Social Studies/PKn consists of 6 main areas of study:
- History: How can knowing the past help explain the present?
- Connections and Conflict: How do societies use trade, war, and diplomacy to interact?
- Geography: Why is changing a local environment not just a local issue?
- Culture: How do societies preserve their cultures?
- Society and the Individual: How are a society's values and beliefs developed?
- Government: How do different governments resolve conflicts?
- Economics: How do governments and markets distribute resources?
- Technology: How has technology changed the balance of power in society?
Students will have an opportunity to engage in a wide variety of Co-curricular Activities:
Sports, Arts, Cooking, Academic Competitions, and other opportunities to explore students' interests
Sports, Arts, Cooking, Academic Competitions, and other opportunities to explore students' interests