The Holy Child Middle School is bursting with curiosity and creativity. We seek to nurture middle school students’ connections to the world around them and guide them as they develop leadership skills, hone character strengths, and become confident and compassionate local and global citizens. Most importantly, our students find joy in the learning process, just as our Founder Cornelia Connelly intended when she wrote that the Holy Child Network Schools would emphasize “joy in teaching, joy in learning!”

All middle school students study language arts, social studies, foreign language, religion, science, and math. Each grade level offers a course in technology, library research, and media studies, as well as visual and performing arts. Faculty members bring their courses to life through project-based learning as well as experiential opportunities. Students are challenged to aspire to their personal best in a safe environment where each is known. 

Students can be found throughout the day building robots, reading independently, working with teachers to craft essays and write creative stories, researching topics in history, exploring in science labs, observing the wildlife on campus, competing in a kickball game on the turf field, helping a friend in need, on the way to a service-learning opportunity, or performing on stage! No day is the same, yet our program is intentionally designed to ensure that our students become confident, spiritual, compassionate, intellectual, and courageous through articulated shared values.

Throughout the year, our students go on many trips to complement their learning on campus. Fifth and sixth-grade students historically participate in team-building activities at outdoor education camps in the region. Our older girls look forward to overnight trips. Our seventh grade visits Cape Cod, and our eighth grade travels together to New York City! These trips highlight curricular connections and provide opportunities for the girls to bond with one another, creating memories that they bring with them to upper school. 

Socially and emotionally, middle school can be messy and may feel like a roller coaster, with many good days and some challenging ones, too. We understand the middle school years and appreciate the opportunities for growth. We encourage our students to take risks and step outside of their comfort zones. It is from these challenges that they grow into independent students, young leaders, and contributing citizens. Here at Holy Child, students learn both in the classroom and outside the classroom, as they journey towards becoming women of conscience and action.