University High School of Business and Leadership International (UHSBLI) works with 7th and 8th grade students to promote academic, social emotional, and personal growth. Students attending this program work with qualified teachers who are focused on providing them with the essential support for entering and completing high school successfully.
*Middle School Program
The middle school program is also open to international students who wish to learn in an online setting.
Middle School Grade 7 and 8
| Language Arts/Reading | Course Description |
| Grade 7 Language Arts/Reading | This rigorous Grade 7 Language Arts/Reading course focuses on the techniques for evaluating literature and grasping meaning from informational texts to improve reading enjoyment and comprehension and to increase writing skills. Instructor/ teacher reinforces the conventions of standard English in grammar and usage as students model writing techniques in both literary and nonfiction applications. |
| Grade 8 Language Arts/Reading | Grade 8 Language Arts/Reading uses literary classics in teaching students to analyze literature and recognize literary structures and devices. Writing skills are reinforced through the mechanics of a logical and organized writing process in various types of texts, from personal narrative and poetry to persuasive and expository writing. Course topics include: – Reading Strategies – Narrative Writing – Point of View and Figurative Language – Wonderful Words – Expository Essay – Power of Poetry – Drama – Speaking Your Words – Informational Texts – Writing – Research – Analyzing Text |
| Math | Course Description |
| Grade 7 Math | Grade 7 Math course is designed to help students solve real-world problems by applying basic concepts of Algebra and Geometry and by using proportional relationships. Students are also shown how to use statistical data to make inferences and how to use and evaluate probability models. |
| Grade 8 Pre-Algebra | The 8th Grade Math course is designed to help students become High School ready by ensuring they have a firm understanding of middle school mathematical concepts. Course topics include: – Algebraic Expressions with Integers – Rational Numbers and Exponents – Applying Irrational Numbers to Pythagorean TheoremTransformations – Angles and Pairs of Lines – Volume of Circular Solids – Linear Functions – Systems of Linear Functions – Scatter Plots |
| Science | Course Description |
| Grade 7 Science—Earth Science | The Earth Science course provides an opportunity to study the earth on which we live. The course investigates the earth’s structure and composition, its changing surface and the role that energy plays in earth systems. It explores the earth’s ecological resources and atmosphere, its water cycle, and weather. It further discusses the earth’s landmasses and its relationships with its neighbors in space. Along the way, students are shown how to use scientific thinking, investigations, tools, and technologies. Course topics include: – Minerals – Rocks – Weathering and Soil – Erosion and Deposition – Plate Tectonics – Earthquakes – Mountains and Volcanoes – Earth’s Past – Natural Resources – Earth’s Fresh Waters – Ocean Systems – Earth’s Atmosphere – Weather Factors – Weather Patterns – Weather Predictions – Earth’s Movement and its Effects – Earth’s Moon – Space Exploration – The Solar System – Exploring the Universe |
| Grade 8 Science—Life Science | The Life Science, students study living organisms, including plants, animals, and human beings. Beginning with a review of the basics of science, such as the scientific method, The teacher goes on to explore life itself, beginning with cellular organization and discussing the organization of living things. Particular emphasis is placed on human biology. Course topics include: – The Scientific Method – Science and Nature – The Nature of Life – Plant and Animal Cells – Cell Division – The Six Kingdoms – Protists – Fungus – Plants – Simple Invertebrates – Vertebrates – Major Systems of the Human Body – Nutrition |
| Social Studies | Course Description |
| Grade 7 Social Studies | The Ancient Civilizations course leads students on a journey through the ancient world, giving them a basic understanding of the field of geography as well as the beginnings of civilization as we know it. The teacher imparts to students a contagious excitement about history, about what life was like for those who preceded us, about the contributions our forefathers made to the world, and about how those contributions have impacted life in the present day. Course topics include: – Basic Principles of Geography – The Neolithic Age – Mesopotamia – Egypt’s Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms – Christianity, Judaism, and Islam – Africa – The Asian Sub-Continent, the Indus River Valley, Hinduism, and Buddhism – China and its Dynasties – Japan, Greece, and Myths – Alexandria – The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire – The New World – Olmecs, Mayans, and Incas – Europe, Feudalism, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance |
| Grade 8 Social Studies | The Middle School American History is a thorough course covering early people in the Americas through the period of reconstruction following the Civil War. Course topics include: – Early People of the Americas – Age of Exploration – Colonization – French and Indian War – Causes of the American Revolution – The American Revolutionary War – The Constitutional Convention – The United States Constitution – The Federal Period – Age of Jackson and Reform Movements – Westward Expansion – Industrial Revolution – The Civil War – Reconstruction |
