Kyrene Middle School

Exploratory Courses

Kyrene Middle School offers a wide variety of elective courses. This includes courses in Performing Arts, Visual Arts, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), Leadership and Academic Support, Physical Education, and World Languages. KMS offers courses based upon student interest. Courses offerings are outlined in the Kyrene School District Middle School Program of Study.

Elective Classes

The International Baccalaureate learner is a well-rounded one. As an IB school, Kyrene Middle School offers a lot of choice when it comes to electives.  Students at Kyrene Middle School have two elective classes in their schedule per day which is not typical for a middle school.  The IB requires students to elect from courses in each of the subject groups each year: 

Students spend over 100 hours in each of their elective classes per semester to get an in depth understanding of the course.

World Language Classes

The International Baccalaureate learner is required to take Language B courses (a language different from his or her native language) each year of the Middle Years Program. Kyrene Middle School will offer two language tracks: Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. Students joining Kyrene Middle School as 7th or 8th graders with no language background, will be placed in the first course of the sequence. Students will remain on the World Language track they choose for their 3 years at KMS to meet the IB Language B requirement and maximize proficiency and language acquisition.