Why attend a school that focuses exclusively on grades 6-8, when it means we will just have to apply again for high school?
If you are exploring different school options, you are the type of parent who recognizes the importance of finding the right school for who your child is right now. The only time the brain experiences more growth than in early childhood is in early adolescence. That means the benefits of a great middle school experience are incomparable. You want your child’s middle school years to be highlighted by teachers who understand students’ complex growth and a program that speaks to the essential goals of adolescence; confidence, self-understanding, critical thinking and an ability to advocate for one’s self. That is what makes Billings such a special place. Educational experts and fifth grade teachers support one expert’s advice to parents, “Choose the best middle school. Students change so much that what seems like the best high school today could be a totally different fit in three years. That’s why you see many students change schools between 8th and 9th grade, even if they enrolled in a
