Middle School Programs
13 MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Helping 6th-8th graders transition to high school
For middle school participants, Jobs for Delaware Graduates, Inc. offers a leadership program designed to help students in grades 6 to 8 successfully transition to high school. Our teachers deliver a competency-driven curriculum that prepares students for high school through leadership, skills development, career association, and project-based learning. Each grade level builds on concepts to prepare students for their transition to high school.
13 Schools
Middle School Curriclum
Experiential-based learning is used to energize classroom sessions, anchor key learning, engage students in best practices, and demonstrate the power of activity-based and adventure-based learning. Each grade level builds on concepts to prepare students for their transition to high school.
Grade 6
Middle School Transition
Goal Setting
Introduction to Research
Peer Pressure
Service Learning
Character Development
Healthy Choices
Communication
Grade 7
Communication
Organizational Skills
Study Skills
Decision Making
Team Building
Character Development
Self-Understanding
Healthy Choices
Grade 8
Dreamwork
Lifestyles
Budgeting
Negotiations
Career-based Learning
Leadership Development
High School Transition
Independent Living
Middle School Programs
Middle School Programs by Location
| School | Location | Program(s) |
| A.I. DuPont | Wilmington | JDG 6, 7, 8 |
| Bancroft | Wilmington | JDG 7,8 |
| Bayard School | Wilmington | JDG 7,8 |
| Dover Middle School | Dover | JDG 7, 8 |
| George Read | New Castle | JDG 6, 7, 8 |
| Gunning Bedford | New Castle | JDG 6, 7, 8 |
| H.B. DuPont | Hockessin | JDG 6, 7, 8 |
| McCullough | New Castle | JDG 6, 7, 8 |
| Milford Central Academy | Milford | JDG 7, 8 |
| Positive Outcomes | Camden | JDG 6, 7, 9 |
| Seaford | Seaford | JDG 7, 8 |
| Skyline | Wilmington | JDG 7, 8 |
| Stanton | Wilmington | JDG 7, 8 |
| W.T. Chipman | Harrington | JDG 7, 8 |
To learn more about JDG’s Middle School Model, please contact our MS Program Supervisor.
Methods & Activities
A Closer Look
Curriculum is delivered using project-based learning, a student-centered instructional strategy that engages students in solving real-world problems and helps them develop 21st Century Skills. Experiential learning, involvement in the Career Association, and community service opportunities are coupled with instruction to prepare students for their transition to high school.
Learning through Leadership
Students are members of the Delaware Career Association, a student-led group designed to develop, practice, and refine critical skills delivered in the classroom. Chapter members elect officers, serve on committees, develop and execute a plan of work, participate in skills-based competitions and seek recognition for chapter projects and accomplishments.
Civic Awareness
Community-based learning activities are designed to encourage involvement and attachment to the community to emphasize citizenship and responsibility using the following techniques—service learning projects, volunteerism, and fundraising.
High School Transition Follow Up
Students participate in activities to enhance their transition out of middle school, including visits to local high schools and guests speakers from our high school programs. JDG teachers maintain contact with students transitioning into the 9th grade to provide continuity and support during the move to high school.
