Middle School

Weaving the study of big ideas through multiple subjects leads students to collaboratively ask probing questions and discover the answers for themselves.

In and out of Design class, our middle schoolers take a ‘design thinking’ approach to projects. This iterative process leads students from posing an inquiry, to analyzing the parameters of the challenge, to evaluating, improving, and advancing solutions.

Through this cycle, students learn to overcome emotions, process setbacks and successes, and experience consequences. They stretch their intelligence and independence, learning to ask and answer their own questions.

Culture isn’t something that you just inherit; it’s something that you shape.

La Scuola students take part in a special atelier of Democracy and Culture, accentuating the value of taking an active role in civic learning, advocacy, and democratic society. Through Residential Service Learning Projects and then Community Projects students think globally while acting locally.

Early adolescence presents magnificent opportunities for significant personal and social development. Each La Scuola middle school grade engages in experiential learning trips that bring developmentally appropriate physical, social, and cultural challenges.

La Scuola International School came to life in San Francisco, California as a play group for Italian and Italian-American families. Over the decades, it grew into a four-campus language immersion school. Our United States campuses are Italian immersion, and our Milano campus is English immersion. This allows students to travel between campuses, and around the globe.

Early exposure to other languages — such as English — enables more neural connections to form in children’s brains. Multilingual students have better control over their attention, decision making, and planning.

Your children and your family do not need any background in English to enroll in La Scuola or to become a very welcome part of the community. Many students at La Scuola arrive new to speaking or understanding English.

La Scuola International School’s inclusive and robust athletics program focuses on integrity, hard work, and honoring the game. Our program is designed to help all our student-athletes gain confidence, develop self-esteem and leadership skills, and learn the value of fair play and teamwork. We champion the merits of athletics and provide a high-quality experience to every student-athlete and coach.

La Scuola empowers students with technology, opening paths for appropriate use and setting clear guidelines that lead to responsible digital citizenship.

Each student in fourth grade and up gets their own Chromebook and learns coding, robotics, online research skills, and more. That’s paired with a clear A.I. policy, preparing students and faculty to use but not abuse these rapidly evolving tools.

La Scuola International School, Milano is a device-free environment for students. No phones or other similar technology is allowed during school.