Choice Middle School Program Options
Andrews Prek-8STEM Choice Program Hampton City Schools STEM Engineering Choice Program will provide opportunities for students to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics careers. This 3-year rigorous choice program curriculum is designed to motivate and challenge students by building on previous knowledge and critical thinking skills. Students will learn cutting-edge, technology-infused instruction coupled with design-based learning to connect to the world beyond school. Classes will be organized around typical engineering topics such as: Introduction to Engineering, Materials & Methods of Production, Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electricity and Electronics, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Industrial Engineering. Students must demonstrate high academic ability. Siblings of selected students in grades K-8 will be allowed to attend Andrews based on space availability. Transportation is provided for ZONED students only.
Eaton Fundamental Thomas Eaton Middle School provides students and their families a comprehensive educational experience. We have high expectations of our students while providing an orderly and safe environment. Eaton students and parents sign a collaborative contract with the school, agreeing to complete assignments and exhibit positive behaviors. Eaton excels in the arts, extracurricular activities, community partnerships, service learning, and environmental experiences. Transportation is not provided for students.
Jones Magnet Middle Jones Magnet Middle School (JMMS) is a model, comprehensive school of choice. JMMS provides high quality education in the pursuit of excellence with a focus on rigorous instruction supplemented by relevant activities while establishing meaningful relationships with students. Admission is through an application process that is based on a lottery system. Transportation is not provided for students.
Academic Advancement and Enrichment Options
The Spratley Gifted Center (grades 3-8) provides a full-time program for identified gifted students with highly advanced skills and aptitudes who have already demonstrated their capacity for complex processing abilities. These students require a fully differentiated educational environment, with an accelerated program of studies across all content areas. This comprehensive instructional program is designed around the cognitive characteristics and learning styles of gifted children, providing a multidisciplinary curriculum incorporating focused reflection, interaction, and discussion. In addition to mastery of basic content and skills (as measured by Virginia SOL assessments), students attending the full time center are expected to master advanced competencies across all content areas. Opportunities are provided for extensive research, inquiry based learning, literary and scientific analysis, and project based learning to focus on topics of strength and interest.
The Excel Art Program is designed to nurture and enrich the gifts of young artists in grades 3-8. This program focuses on advanced, concentrated instruction in the principles, theory, and practice of visual art. Students participating in Excel Art meet at their home school with the art teacher. Students are accepted into this program based on an adjudicated portfolio, superior potential in art skills and creativity, advanced achievement in art, and recommendations by art teachers.