Ms. Amanda Farrell

Timberlane Middle School

Hopewell Valley Regional School District

Pennington, NJ

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"Excellence in Education"

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Mission and Vision: By the end of the 8th grade, Timberlane students will enter the world as self-motivated learners, resourceful problem solvers, and compassionate individuals. They will be able to adapt to change, collaborate with peers, and make good decisions that reflect open-mindedness and sound critical thinking. 

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A middle school is more than grades at the middle level. In fact, a middle school can be any combination of contiguous grades between five and eight and sometimes nine. What make a middle school is its philosophy, organization, and program. Too often, schools with grades at these middle levels are organized as junior high schools notwithstanding their labels. A true middle school is one designed to meet the needs of its clients, students who are changing from childhood to adolescence. It is one in which all of its components, philosophy, organization and program, are guided by one overarching goal - the needs of the young adolescent. It should not look like an elementary school or a high school - it should be its own entity, a middle school that prepares students to move from one level to the next.

 

“Middle schools were created to help this diverse active

group of young people learn and move successfully

through this important stage of life.”

-National Middle School Association

 

 

 

 

 

 

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