INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (GRADES 5-8)

At Seashore Intermediate School,
We Give Our Upper Classes
The Equation For Success

The last step is our fifth through eighth grade program, which continues helping students develop the skills needed to excel in high school. Intermediate students participate in a fully departmentalized, academically rigorous curriculum with specialized instructors in each subject. More emphasis is placed on individual responsibility for academic work. Assignments are given further in advance. Projects become larger and more complicated. And subjects are integrated across disciplines. Unlike large intermediate schools which may be overwhelming, the transition to these grades is easy at Seashore because we work closely with each student, monitor individual progress and coordinate the timing of tests, projects and homework to keep the course load manageable.

Advanced Courses
Offer Absolute Value

The diversified curriculum includes the classics and contemporary literature, essay writing, algebra II, geometry, chemistry, biology, astronomy, physics, social studies, computers, Spanish, art, music, physical education and swimming. By graduation, 8th graders have the skills needed to test out of Freshman Spanish, design a web site and make any high school swim team in the area.

A Special Standardized Test Prep Class
Helps Increase Scores On Key Exams

Now that the SAT has been transformed, children who want to go to college will face a much more challenging exam than in the past. To put our students ahead of the curve, we added a standardized test prep course to the curriculum. Eighth graders take the course at MAC Testing in Red Bank, under the guidance of Jean Maculaitis, Ph.D., a professional test writer and award-winning educator, who has helped hundreds of boys and girls significantly increase scores on SATs, SSATs, PSATs and other key exams.

Special Activities Like
Night-Time Exploration Of The Stars

As part of our astronomy unit, students participate in a special activity – nighttime exploration of the stars. Using state-of-the-art telescopes on our observation deck, they are able to see significant happenings in the sky and gain a clearer perspective of the material they are studying.

Friday Afternoon Electives That Develop
Hobbies & Lucrative Skills

And to end each week in a fun way, we offer Friday Afternoon Electives – which give fifth through eighth graders a chance to take yoga, Zumba (Salsa, Calypso & West Indian aerobic dance), ceramics, knitting, jewelry making in our bead room, drama, cartooning/animation, cooking, CPR, woodworking, and courses which prepare them to be teacher aides and certified babysitters.

Interscholastic Sports
For Those Who Want To Compete

In addition, intermediate students can compete in our Interscholastic Sports Program. It is much easier to make teams here than at large schools where dozens of children are trying out for each spot. And, to ensure all of our athletes get enough playing time, we offer separate teams for 4th to 6th graders and 7th to 8th graders.

Field Trips To Interesting Destinations

To further supplement classroom learning, there are trips to Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, the Ocean County Planetarium, Brooklyn Museum for Children and Ellis Island.

Graduates Are So Well Prepared
They Are Accepted By
The Highest Of The High Schools

We are proud to say that Seashore students score in the top 90th percentile in standardized exams and have been recognized for academic excellence by The White House and Johns Hopkins University. Our approach to education is so successful, that when boys and girls graduate they are poised, confident, well-rounded individuals, who gain acceptance to the public or private high schools of their choice, including the top magnet academies in the county.