Last week, Middle School students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades set aside their regular studies and embarked on Middle School Days. The annual event has been offered continuously for almost 40 years and continues to be one of the most popular experiences for both students and faculty.
During Middle School Days, all regular classes are suspended and students instead spend two school days right before Spring Break participating in courses and workshops on a range of activities in the fields of art, science, sport and fitness, service learning, architecture, outdoor education, culinary arts, and more. This year, 20 courses were offered. The Middle School Days program is the cornerstone of the Middle School’s experiential education program. “What I think Middle School Days is all about, and what I admire about it, is that you get to decide what you want to do—and you can go places like Tacoma, Olympia, and even Seattle,” says Connor Senftleben ’23, who explored athletics facilities and public transit on Thursday and took a daylong photography workshop on Friday. “I enjoyed learning how to develop film and how Husky Stadium and SafeCo Field were built and are operated and maintained.”
To view a selection of photos of Middle School Tarriers on their 2017 Middle School Days adventures, see below:
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