Grades 6-8
At Blessed Miguel Pro Catholic Academy, our middle school students are challenged to think deeply, lead confidently, and engage meaningfully with the world around them. Building on the strong academic foundation of the Core Knowledge curriculum, students explore content-rich subjects that strengthen critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills across every discipline. As they grow academically and spiritually, students learn to connect knowledge with purpose, developing the confidence and character needed to become thoughtful leaders, joyfully fearless disciples, and lifelong learners prepared for high school and beyond.
Language Arts/Reading: Flying Lessons and Other Stories, Calling All Minds: How to Think and Create as an Inventor, The Heritage of Ancient Greece and Rome, The Iliad, The Odyssey, and Other Greek Stories, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, 90 Miles to Havana, The Blessings of Liberty, Realms of Gold
History and Geography: World Geography (Spatial Sense; Deserts), Lasting Ideas from Ancient Civilizations, The Enlightenment, The French Revolution, Romanticism, Industrialism, Capitalism, and Socialism, Latin American Independence Movements, American Immigration, Industrialization, and Urbanization, Reform
Mathematics: Numbers and Number Sense, Ratio, Percent, and Proportion, Computation, Measurement, Geometry, Probability and Statistics, Pre-Algebra
Science: Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Ocean Chemistry and Zones, Weather/Climate, Plants and their Lives, Geologic Time, Stars, Galaxies and Universe
Religion: Word of Life curriculum, which follows Archdiocese of Denver standards
Art: Art and Architecture: Ancient Greece and Rome, Gothic Art and Architecture, Rococo Art, Neoclassical, Romanitic, Realist Art, Impressionism and Postimpressionism, Architecture of the Industrial Revolution
Music: Elements of Music, Expression Through Song, Baroque Music, Classical Music, Romantic Composers
Physical Education: Activities and instruction are designed to complement what is being taught across other subject areas.
Technology: Students in middle school will have the opportunity to learn various technology classes that include Google suite programs, Graphics Design, Digital Citizenship, Word Processing, Presentations, Research, Computer Etiquette, Scratch/Programing, Web-Based Tools, Windows, Digital Photography, and Study Skills/Keyboarding.Language Arts/Reading: Hello, Universe, The Tempest, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Time Machine, Realms of Gold Vol. 2, The Genius of The Harlem Renaissance, Anne Frank’s Tales from The Secret Annex, Code Talker
U.S History: 1880-1945 – Urban Reform and Immigration, America’s new social and cultural identity, The Gilded Age, Child Labor, Spectator Sports, Jazz Age, Progressive Reform and Progressive Presidents, Women’s Suffrage, Political Machines, America’s growing role in world affairs (Age of Imperialism), New territories (Hawaii, Alaska), controversy of Imperialism, World War I Era, Russian Revolution, Roaring 20s and Great Depression Era (Capitalism, FDR/New Deal, culture), World War II (Holocaust, Age of Dictators, fronts/theaters/battles, Nuclear technology)
Mathematics: Ratios and Proportional Relationships, The Number System, Expressions and Equations, Geometry, Statistics and Probability
Science: Cells, Genetics, Dissection, Bacteria Protists Fungi, Human Body and Health
Religion: Word of Life curriculum, which follows Archdiocese of Denver standards
Art: Expressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Abstraction, Twentieth-Century Architecture
Music: Elements of Music, Romantic Period of Music, Music of Norway, Russia, and Mexico, Blues, Jazz
Physical Education: Activities and instruction are designed to complement what is being taught across other subject areas.
Technology: Students in middle school will have the opportunity to learn various technology classes that include Google suite programs, Graphics Design, Digital Citizenship, Word Processing, Presentations, Research, Computer Etiquette, Scratch/Programing, Web-Based Tools, Windows, Digital Photography, and Study Skills/Keyboarding.Language Arts/Reading: Us, In Progress: Short Stories about Young Latinos, Frankenstein, Narrative of The Life of Frederick Douglass, The Genius of The Harlem Renaissance Volume 2, A More Perfect Union: Voices of The Civil Rights, The Squatter and The Don, The Importance of Being Earnest , Realms of Gold,Volume 3
U.S. History and Civics: 1945-Present, The Cold War Era, The 1950’s (Capitalism and Rock ‘n Roll), The Space Race, The Korean War, The Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam Era, Modern Geopolitical Issues (The Presidents, Natural Resources, American Foreign Policy, Civil Rights Today, Modern Culture, Political Parties)
Mathematics: The Number System, Expressions, Equations, Inequalities, Functions, Linear and Non-Linear Equations, Geometry, Statistics and Probability
Science: Chemical Building Blocks (Matter, Atoms, 25 Elements to Know, Periodic Table), Chemistry in Action (Chemical Equations, Solutions, Acids, Bases), Motion Forces and Energy (Simple Machines, Newton's Laws, Principles of Fluids)
Religion: Word of Life curriculum, which follows Archdiocese of Denver standards
Art: Twentieth-Century Painting, Twentieth-Century Photography, Twentieth-Century Sculpture, Contemporary Art, Postmodern Architecture
Music: Elements of Music, National Identities of Music, Twentieth-Century Music, Opera, Musical Theater
Physical Education: Activities and instruction are designed to complement what is being taught across other subject areas.
Technology: Students in middle school will have the opportunity to learn various technology classes that include Google Suite programs, Graphics Design, Digital Citizenship, Word Processing, Presentations, Research, Computer Etiquette, Scratch/Programing, Web-Based Tools, Windows, Digital Photography, and Study Skills/Keyboarding.