BPS Middle School Course Catalog 2025-2026 - Flipbook - Page 14
Music Stations
Music Stations is a hands-on, project and interest-based course that can be taken in addition to
(or without) choir, band, or orchestra. Opportunities for song writing, guitar, piano, and/or
ukulele instruction are plentiful in this class. No prior experience is needed. All students will have
the opportunity to perform or create music of their interest. Hearing from local and/or world
renowned artists will also be planned for the course. Music station strives to nurture the
appreciation of the arts in every student.
Schools offered:
Derby: 6th grade (every other day)
Additional Electives
LINKS (semester)
Students may elect to work with students in the ASD or LRC program during an elective hour.
Students will assist in supporting the students during academic and social skills activities and engage
with the students during the 55 minute class. If a student is assigned to an Adaptive PE class they are
expected to: Engage with the students during the 55 minute class, swim in the pool, participate in gym
activities. All students will need a counselor recommendation to take this course. All students will be
graded on a rubric system that will be on a Pass/Fail system.
Schools offered:
Derby: 7th and 8th grade
Reading Enrichment
This course is intended for already strong readers to enrich their reading skills through class
discussions and inquiry-based projects about literature and topics of interest. Each of these inquirybased projects requires students to read, write, research, and practice their critical thinking skills.
Some of the projects that we have previously done include: creating book movie trailers, filming book
character interviews, debating topics and books of interest, writing articles for the school newspaper
after conducting research on a topic, etc. Students will be challenged to use critical thinking skills to
dig deeper into texts in order to gain a greater understanding of what they are currently reading
and/or have previously read. This course may require students to read additional novels/texts.
Schools offered:
Berkshire: 6th grade (every other day all year); 7th and 8th grade (semester)
Derby: 6th grade (every other day all year); 7th and 8th grade (semester)
