Each school will
feature an accelerated
core curriculum and
specialty courses for the magnet instructional focus.
MCPS will recruit talented teachers and train these
teachers to help students prepare for an academically
rigorous program and to provide instructional
opportunities to students beyond the school day.
Parents will be invited to support their child's
advanced studies through an open home-school
dialogue and evening activities.
The Middle School Magnet Consortium (MSMC)
Accelerated Core Curriculum will provide students
with engaging learning opportunities to develop the
knowledge and study habits that lead to success in
high school and college. The Accelerated Core
Curriculum combines MCPS curriculum with
instructional and assessment enhancements from
the College Board, the producers of the SAT and
Advanced Placement
college courses. These
enhancements carefully
target the reading, writing,
and math skills known to
lead to success in advanced
courses in high
school and college. In addition, students will have the
opportunity to take more high-school-level courses
in MSMC schools, with the possibility of earning up
to 8 high school credits by the end of Grade 8.
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introductory and culminating events that
help focus a unit of study;
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coaching in writing, reading, public speaking,
mathematics, and study habits;
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opportunity to earn credit for up to eight high
school courses; and
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opportunity to take advanced courses that relate to
each magnet's instructional focus.
