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A small Middle School with big opportunities

Energetic. Social. Curious. Interesting. Challenging.

The Middle School at Pennington is a small, friendly environment with big opportunities for academic and personal growth. With just over 100 students in all, our Middle School offers its own curricular and co-curricular program, its own faculty dedicated to these transformative years, and its own unique identity. The Middle School, however, is very much a part of the larger Pennington community.

Middle School students are expected to work hard in the classroom and to be active participants in their own education. In working closely with faculty and their peers, students will be asked to experience new things and to stretch and challenge their perspectives. Students will build upon their strengths and develop as individuals while making close friends in a community diverse in age and national origin. Our nurturing and committed environment is designed to support students where they are, both developmentally and intellectually.

The spirit of our Middle School students permeates the Pennington campus, helping to create the sense of welcome, inclusion, and industry that makes The Pennington School such an exceptional place in which to learn and grow.

Pennington's Middle School Offers

All Middle School students develop important physical skills they can use throughout their lives. Read more.

PHYSICAL LIFE SKILLS

Arts courses provide unique opportunities for MS students to explore new ideas, take creative risks, and discover talents that enrich their personal and academic journeys.

A group of children in costumes are on a stage with a colorful candy-themed backdrop.

VISUAL AND
PERFORMING ARTS

Travel connects classroom knowledge with real-world learning, develops new skills, deepens existing knowledge, and explores areas of interest. Annual trips include an overnight Retreat, a ski trip, a visit to Washington, D.C., and international offerings. 

Six young people stand on granite steps in the foreground, with the Washington Monument and other structures visible in the background under a cloudy sky.

TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES

Featured Arts Electives

Explore the creative process behind making music videos and composing music for film and television.

MUSIC VIDEO PRODUCTION

Learn the dynamic process of designing, cutting, and printing linocuts.

PRINTMAKING

Learn to play simple chords and melodies!

ELECTRIC GUITAR

Discover Visual Art and Theatre through the tradition of storytelling.

ARTORAMA

Middle School News