Students in grades 6-8 select courses for each semester that enhance their middle school experience. The STREAM program at SGM offers several courses for students. Courses that are offered each year change to keep students engaged and to offer them a variety of options during their middle school career.
Specialty Block Class Mission Statement
The mission of the Middle School Specialty Block is to offer students the opportunity to grow, learn, and strengthen their critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication skills through a wide variety of courses in Art, Music, Physical Education, Foreign Language, and STREAM. The curriculum in these courses adds to the education of the whole child, which is one aspect of our school’s Mission Statement. With the foundation of the Archdiocese Universal Curriculum, the SGM Specialty Block courses are designed to challenge students and help them push themselves to learn that they are capable of growth and development of their minds as well as their character. In addition to students’ core curriculum, Specialty Block courses provide students the environment to apply key scholastic and problem solving skills. It is through the support of the SGM faculty and Middle School parents collaboratively working together that Middle School students will take ownership of their learning in the Specialty Block classes.
STREAM Middle School courses offered the Fall semester of 2024:
Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Introduction to Design & Modeling
Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Energy & the Environment
Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Medical Detectives
Shark Tank
STREAM Middle School courses offered the Winter semester of 2025:
Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Medical Detectives
Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Advanced Design & Modeling
Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Flight & Space
Clavius Robotics with Lego Spike Prime
Project Trashion
STREAM courses are graded based upon activities for class participation, project submissions, some summative assessments.
STREAM courses also follow the Middle School late policy for assignments.