ELA-710Required
English Language Arts 7
Seventh graders read more widely and write longer, better-organized pieces that show real thinking.
Grade 7 · Year
Grade 7
Connection and Craft
Seventh graders deepen analysis and argument, branch into electives, and take on a collaborative design challenge rooted in the campus.
What students learn
- Analyze literature and build evidence-based arguments.
- Work with proportional reasoning, rational numbers, and equations.
- Study life science: cells, heredity, ecosystems, and change over time.
- Examine world history and the foundations of civics.
- Choose electives across the arts, languages, coding, and engineering.
Required courses
MAT-710Required
Mathematics 7
Seventh graders deepen their work with proportions, integers, and the first steps of algebra.
Grade 7 · Year
SCI-710Required
Life Science 7
Seventh graders investigate living things, from cells and body systems to ecosystems and heredity.
Grade 7 · Year
SS-710Required
World History and Civics
Seventh graders trace world history and learn how communities and governments work.
Grade 7 · Year
HPE-711Required
Physical Education 7
An active class that builds on sixth-grade skills with new sports, fitness challenges, and teamwork.
Grade 7 · Semester
HPE-712Required
Health 7
A thoughtful look at growing up, friendships, and the choices that keep seventh graders healthy.
Grade 7 · Semester
ADV-710Required
Harbor Seminar 7
A year-long advisory where seventh graders grow as collaborators and active members of their community.
Grade 7 · Year
Elective & optional courses
ELA-715Elective
Creative Writing
A friendly semester workshop where young writers play with stories, poems, and their own imagination.
Grade 7 · Semester
MAT-715Elective
Accelerated Mathematics 7
A faster-paced seventh-grade math course for students ready to take on an extra challenge.
Grade 7 · Year
SCI-715Elective
Lake Ecology
A semester course that explores the freshwater life and habitats of a lakeside region.
Grade 7 · Semester
WLG-710Elective
Spanish Exploratory
A welcoming semester introduction to the Spanish language and the cultures that share it.
Grade 7 · Semester
ART-710Elective
Visual Art I
A semester studio where seventh graders stretch their drawing and design skills across new materials.
Grade 7 · Semester
MUS-710Elective
Intermediate Band
The next step for band students, building tone, range, and ensemble skills on the instrument they started in sixth grade.
Grade 7 · Year
MUS-711Elective
Choir 7
A growing choir where seventh graders strengthen their voices and begin singing in richer harmony.
Grade 7 · Year
MUS-712Elective
Strings 7
A second-year orchestra class where string players add new positions, keys, and bowing styles.
Grade 7 · Year
THE-710Elective
Theatre and Speech
A lively semester where students build confidence on stage through acting games, scenes, and short speeches.
Grade 7 · Semester
MED-710Elective
Journalism and Digital Storytelling
A hands-on semester where students report, write, and design stories for a class news project.
Grade 7 · Semester
FCS-710Elective
Life Skills and Food Foundations
A hands-on elective where students learn to cook simple foods and build practical everyday life skills.
Grade 7 · Semester
TEC-710Elective
Coding Fundamentals
A beginner-friendly elective where students write their first programs and bring ideas to life with code.
Grade 7 · Semester
TEC-711Elective
Engineering Design
A hands-on elective where students design, build, and test solutions to real-world style challenges.
Grade 7 · Semester
SUP-701Elective
Reading Workshop 7
A focused class that helps seventh graders strengthen comprehension and read with greater independence.
Grade 7 · Year
SUP-710Elective
Mathematics Workshop 7
A focused class that helps seventh graders build fluency and confidence with grade-level math.
Grade 7 · 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: Community Design Challenge
Teams identify a campus problem, interview character stakeholders, prototype a solution, and present their evidence.
Support & extension
Harbor Seminar 7 focuses on collaboration, goal-setting, and service, with workshops available for targeted support.
Grade-level FAQ
How many electives can a seventh grader take?
Most seventh graders choose one or two electives in this schedule, depending on whether they take a yearlong ensemble.
Is accelerated math available?
Accelerated Mathematics 7 is offered as a pathway that compacts grade 7 and introductory grade 8 content.