ELA-610Required
English Language Arts 6
Sixth graders build strong reading and writing habits while sharing their own voices with confidence.
Grade 6 · Year
Grade 6
Curiosity and Foundations
Sixth graders build strong learning habits, explore the arts and the Design Lab through the Exploration Wheel, and investigate the lake through integrated science.
What students learn
- Read closely and write clearly across stories, articles, and poems.
- Reason with ratios, the number system, and early geometry and data.
- Investigate earth systems, matter, energy, and ecosystems.
- Explore world geography and the story of early civilizations.
- Sample art, music, design, and digital citizenship on the Exploration Wheel.
Required courses
MAT-610Required
Mathematics 6
Sixth graders build number sense and start reasoning with ratios, fractions, and simple expressions.
Grade 6 · Year
SCI-610Required
Integrated Science 6
Sixth graders explore Earth, life, and physical science through hands-on questions and investigations.
Grade 6 · Year
SS-610Required
World Geography and Early Civilizations
Sixth graders explore world maps, cultures, and the earliest human civilizations.
Grade 6 · Year
HPE-611Required
Physical Education 6
A welcoming first step into middle-school movement where every sixth grader finds an activity they enjoy.
Grade 6 · Semester
HPE-612Required
Health and Wellness 6
A friendly introduction to healthy habits that helps sixth graders care for their growing bodies and minds.
Grade 6 · Semester
EXP-610Required
Exploration Wheel 6
A year-long sampler that rotates sixth graders through several exciting elective subjects.
Grade 6 · Year
ADV-610Required
Harbor Seminar 6
A daily home base where sixth graders build belonging, organization, and strong learning habits.
Grade 6 · Year
Elective & optional courses
ART-601Elective
Art Foundations
A welcoming first studio where sixth graders explore drawing, color, and texture with friendly, low-pressure projects.
Grade 6 · Rotation
MUS-601Elective
General Music
A hands-on rotation where sixth graders sing, drum, and discover how music is built from rhythm and melody.
Grade 6 · Rotation
MUS-611Elective
Beginning Band
The starting point for new instrumentalists, where students pick a band instrument and learn to play their first songs together.
Grade 6 · Year
MUS-612Elective
Choir 6
A friendly first choir where sixth graders learn to use their voices and sing together with confidence.
Grade 6 · Year
MUS-613Elective
Beginning Strings
A first-year orchestra class where students learn violin, viola, cello, or bass from the very first note.
Grade 6 · Year
TEC-601Elective
Design Lab Foundations
A playful first visit to the design lab where sixth graders sketch, build, and test their own ideas.
Grade 6 · Rotation
DIG-601Elective
Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy
A practical rotation that helps sixth graders be safe, kind, and thoughtful online.
Grade 6 · Rotation
SUP-601Elective
Reading Workshop 6
A supportive class that gives sixth graders extra time and tools to grow as confident readers.
Grade 6 · Year
SUP-610Elective
Mathematics Workshop 6
A supportive class that gives sixth graders extra practice and confidence with key math skills.
Grade 6 · Year
SUP-620Elective
English Language Development
A welcoming class that helps multilingual students grow their English while celebrating the languages they already speak.
Grades 6–8 · Year
SUP-630Elective
Academic Strategies
A practical class that helps students build study habits, organization, and self-advocacy skills.
Grades 6–8 · Year
SUP-640Elective
Gifted Seminar
An enrichment seminar where curious students take on deep, creative challenges and lead their own learning.
Grades 6–8 · Year
SUP-650Elective
Adapted Physical Education
A supportive movement class where every student can build fitness and have fun at their own pace.
Grades 6–8 · Semester
SUP-660Elective
Learning Lab
A flexible support class that gives students focused time and guidance to succeed in their other courses.
Grades 6–8 · Year
A typical day
| Time | Block |
|---|---|
| 7:45–8:05 | Arrival and breakfast |
| 8:10–8:35 | Harbor Seminar advisory |
| 8:40–9:30 | Period 1 |
| 9:35–10:25 | Period 2 |
| 10:30–11:20 | Period 3 |
| 11:25–12:45 | Period 4 and staggered lunch |
| 12:50–1:40 | Period 5 |
| 1:45–2:35 | Period 6 |
| 2:40–3:30 | Period 7 |
| 3:30 | Dismissal |
Signature project: Cove Systems Field Guide
Students create a illustrated field guide that connects geography, ecosystems, writing, and data from the Harbor cove.
Support & extension
Harbor Seminar 6 anchors each student in a small advisory, and reading and math workshops offer extra practice when it helps.
Grade-level FAQ
Do sixth graders change classes?
Yes. In this model, sixth graders follow a seven-period day with a Harbor Seminar advisory, moving between subject classrooms.
Can a sixth grader take a yearlong music class?
A student may replace the Exploration Wheel with Beginning Band, Choir 6, or Beginning Strings.