The middle school of the David Posnack Hebrew Day School (DPHDS) offers its students a college preparatory program, including advanced courses, college education, and a wide variety of electives. Our program includes, among other things, accelerated math courses that allow students who meet certain criteria to take accelerated math classes in the middle school as well as at DPHDS’s high school.

 

  For our 6th and 7th grade students, we offer “wheels,” which expose our students to a variety of subjects that they might not otherwise experience, such as engineering, drama, and art. This introduction encourages them to pursue those interests through more advanced electives. In addition, our 7^th grade students may qualify to participate in the Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP) and be eligible to take part in summer programs at well-known universities.  This year, over 50% of our 7^th graders qualified to take the Duke TIP qualifying test.

 

In 8th grade, our students take CollegeEd®, a program from the College Board, which helps prepare students for high school and focuses their attention on what they need to do to get into the college of their choice. Our students also have the opportunity to take the PSAT’s in 8th grade.