Work in the 9-12 classroom involves the transition from partly sensorial, partly abstract learning to fully abstract thinking. The classroom contains some appropriate materials from the 6-9 classroom, such as the periodic chart of the elements, along with an array of more advanced work and plenty of research material.

 

The 9-12 child is involved with the continued acquisition of the basics of mathematics, language, science and social studies. He or she is also moving to new levels of cognitive and personal organization and understanding. These abilities are exercised in numerous research projects in which the child is expected to look for, acquire and organize large amounts of knowledge from different aspects of the curriculum.

At the 9-12 level, the children are challenged to be more and more responsible for the social and physical environment of the classroom, and to develop increasing understanding and sensitivity in their relationships with others.