The math department at Roberto Clemente Middle School offers a variety of rigorous and supportive class placements.

Following the Florida BEST Benchmarks, these classes are intended to prepare students for future math classes, as well as the FAST or EOC cumulative exam at the end of the school year.

Our goal is for students to reach a mastery level on grade-level skills by combining whole group instruction, station rotations, digital curriculum, and independent practice.

The English Language Arts department provides the highest level of rigorous instruction in reading and writing.  In keeping with the Florida Language Arts Standards, our curriculum focuses on four general areas of instruction: informative reading comprehension and analysis, literary reading comprehension and analysis, argumentative writing, and informational writing.  

Reading is also provided to several students as an intervention for those students who have been identified as requiring the extra tier of support.

Roberto Clemente Middle School’s Science Department is excited and looks forward to providing our students with a positive and enjoyable learning experience. As you know, from being around adolescents, they are very inquisitive and “hands-on” creatures. Our program is, and will continue to be, inquiry/activity-based.

The content we deliver is in accordance with the Florida Department of Education’s Grade Level Expectations as well as the Orange Public Schools’ benchmarks. Science is part of the SSA (Science State Assessment) testing document, and we will be working hard to make sure that our students are prepared to excel on this important test.
 

Courses Offered Include: Comprehensive Science 1, 2, and 3, Advanced Comprehensive Science 1, 2, and 3, Life Science, Earth Space Science Honors (High School Credit), and Physical Science Honors (High School Credit).

World History - 6th Grade
In this class, we will be studying the world's earliest civilizations to the ancient and classical civilizations of Africa, Asia, and Europe. Students will be exposed to the multiple dynamics of world history, including economics, geography, politics, and religion/philosophy. Students will study methods of historical inquiry and primary and secondary historical documents.


Civics - 7th Grade
This year, your student will be learning all about our government, how our government was created, and what rights citizens have. Throughout the year, students will have the opportunity to experience engaging activities to help them understand and master the content. As students go throughout the year, they will be preparing for an End-of-Course exam, which they will take in May. This exam will test everything they have learned in Civics and count for 30% of their final grade. Thanks for entrusting your child's education to our fantastic Civics team.


US History - 8th Grade
Our course begins with a quick review of Geographical Skills and then rapidly moves into the history of this great nation. Our historical perspective begins with early European Colonization and flows through the Civil War Reconstruction, some 420 years later. We look forward to helping your student expand their knowledge and understanding of U.S. History.

Foreign Language

Roberto Clemente Middle School offers one foreign language track for our students in Spanish.

Physical Education

Students who attend a Physical Education Class will need to dress out. The attire for dress is any Horizon West shirt and shorts. These items are on sale at the school.

Also, students are required to have a lock. THIS LOCK MUST BE PURCHASED at the school. Students will not be allowed to bring in locks from home. Locks can be purchased for $5.

Fine Arts

Roberto Clemente Middle School offers several fine arts classes to support our students’ learning. We have Art, Theatre, Band, and Chorus.

Career & Technical Education

Roberto Clemente Middle School offers innovative Career and Technical Education to our students that provides them with real-world application of skills and concepts to take them to the next level of possible future careers. Our students have a variety of options to explore and potentially earn industry certification credits.

Why IB?

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What is an IB Education?

Broad and balanced, an IB (International Baccalaureate) education represents a balanced approach, offering students access to a broad range of content that spans academic subjects. As students develop in the MYP, they engage subject-specific knowledge and skills with increasing sophistication. In the MYP, students study a range of subjects and often bring together two or more established areas of expertise to build a new interdisciplinary understanding. MYP students study coursework in 8 subject areas: Language Arts and Literature, Mathematics, Science, Individuals and Societies, Language Acquisition, Arts (visual and performing), Physical Education, and Design (technology).

Key Findings from Research on the Impact of the IB Middle Years Programme

In a study exploring the influence of the MYP on student performance and teacher pedagogy in the United States, teachers reported that, on the whole, they believe the MYP benefitted students by encouraging higher-order thinking and educating the whole child. Teachers also suggested the MYP improved teacher pedagogy by encouraging collaboration and teaching beyond the tested material (Kobylinski-Fehrman 2013).

An externally conducted quantitative study in the United States compared the Science performance of MYP students with that of their non-IB peers. In all cases, the MYP students outperformed their non-IB peers.

Impact of previous MYP enrollment on participation and performance on AP and DP exams

Results show that students previously enrolled in the MYP were 34% more likely to take at least one AP (Advanced Placement) or DP (Diploma Program) exam in high school. Moreover, MYP enrollment significantly increased the likelihood of achieving at least one "college-ready" score on a college preparatory exam. (by 39%).

In addition to preparing students for rigorous high school, MYP prepares them for college and beyond. Independent studies comparing IB cohort students with their non-IB peers show that the college retention rates as well as the graduation rates for IB students, are higher.

 What Colleges are Saying

“I have always been a supporter of the International Baccalaureate. It is a thoughtful and genuinely intellectual curriculum with an unusually high degree of integrity and connectedness. There is no other curriculum anywhere that does a superior job of both educating students and inspiring a true and broad-based love of learning.” Vanderbilt University 

“The IB is well known to us for excellent preparation. Success in an IB program correlates well with success at Harvard. We are always pleased to see the credentials of the IB Diploma Program in the transcript.” Harvard University

Community Service at Roberto Clemente Middle School 

MYP Year 3 Community Service Project Requirements

 8th Grade IB students will be enrolled in a Canvas Course titled " IB MYP 3 Community Service Project". All details and important dates are included in the Canvas Course.

MYP Year 1 & 2 Community Service Requirements

6th and 7th-grade IB students were enrolled in a Canvas Course titled "IB MYP Service Years ". All details regarding their Community Service requirements are included in the Canvas Course.