Forest Park Middle School

At Forest Park Middle school, we’ve created a family atmosphere by teaching our students to have pride in their environment, learning to get along with others, and following the rules. We have high expectations for our kids that foster self-respect and discipline. We believe quality work is the norm. We encourage our students to collaborate and work as a team, building on each other’s strengths. We work diligently to meet the needs of each child because we believe each and every student can thrive and succeed in a positive learning environment.

• Discipline

• Respect

• Quality Learning

• International Baccalaureate 

Forest Park features the Middle Years Programme (MYP) as part of the International Baccalaureate Programme. IB aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

The early and mid-adolescence years are crucial to self-development, especially in the information age. MYP scholars need to develop strategies to create and consume information in the context of building more adult-like personal and social identities. The programme encourages students to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners. At the heart of IB is the “learner profile”, a long term, holistic vision of education that puts the student at the center of everything we do. The ten aspirational qualities of the learner profile (Inquirers, Knowledgeable, Thinkers, Communicators, Principled, Open-Minded, Caring, Risk-Takers, Balanced, Reflective) inspire and motivate the work of teachers, students and schools, providing a statement of the aims and values of IB and a definition of what we mean by “international-mindedness”.

Eight challenging subject groups that are part of a complete IB education

• Language Acquisition

• Language and Literature

• Individuals and Societies

• Sciences

• Mathematics

• Arts

• Physical and Health Education

• Design

The IB programme also encourage students to be active in their communities and to take their learning beyond academic study. Once in the IB programme, students are on their way toward achieving an IB diploma when they graduate from high school, giving them a distinct advantage if they choose to go to college.