Eighth Grade Personal Projects are a time-honored tradition at Morganton Day School. Students spend a minimum of 20-hours engaging in self-selected projects and deepening their understanding of a specific topic.

Writing is a core communication skill. We use writing to express our own thinking and ot better understand the thoughts, feelings and ideas of others. At MDS writing is a core aspect of learning and is seamlessly woven into the curriculum.

Morganton Day School third-graders are on the road to better financial understanding! As part of their entrepreneurship unit, they have journeyed through balancing income and expenses, maintaining a checking account, realizing how interest works and setting financial goals.

When we frame these questions through the lens of the IB Key Concepts, learning becomes deeper and more meaningful.

International Baccalaureate learning uses concept-focused learning, requiring students to engage in higher-level thinking and a true understanding of the content rather than mastering facts. Concept-based learning uses “big ideas” to make sense of facts and apply them to the world around us.

Learning aims to transcend traditional boundaries between subject areas in the Primary Years Programme. Students explore six transdisciplinary themes of global significance.