DESERT CHRISTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
The goal of Desert Christian Middle School is to provide a caring, student-oriented, Christ-centered setting for enthusiastic and cooperative young people in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades with the goal of meeting our students' intellectual, emotional, physical, social, and spiritual needs.
Academics
Let's Go Learn Diagnostic: Learning diagnostic used to identify gaps in math and reading, which is taken upon enrollment.
Advanced students: ACCESS (Achievement Centered Challenge Events for Successful Students) Honors trips for kids with a 3.5 GPA with no C's
Honors English and Math Classes including a High School Level Algebra Class
Science Fair
History Fair
Struggling students:
- IEP support
- Free daily after-school tutoring
- Daily academic intervention at lunch
- Lower English and math classes
- Google Classroom and Chromebook usage in all classrooms
- Two science labs
- IXL Math Support, Accelerated Reader, and SAVASS Science
Emotional Needs
DCMS has a school student advocate who meets with students who are in need of emotional support. We also offer monthly Brain Breaks.
Physical Needs
Structured physical education classes five days per week
After School Athletics:
- Fall Sports: Bowling, Cheer, Cross Country, & Volleyball
- Winter Sports: Cheer, Basketball, & Soccer
- Spring Sports: Track
Social Needs
School Socials:
- Fall Festival
- Christmas Festival
- Grade-Level Socials
After School Clubs:
- Baking
- Book Club
- Art
- Photography
- Speech and Drama
- Yearbook
- Flag Football
- Music
- Video Game
- Christian Service
- and more!
Class and grade-level field trips, including:
- 6th Grade: Great Wolf Lodge & Calico Ghost Town
- 7th Grade: San Diego Safari Park & Long Beach Aquarium
- 8th Grade: Catalina Island, Riley's Farm, & Museum of Tolerance
Spiritual Needs
- Weekly chapels including student-led chapel
- Service projects which give students an opportunity to serve in our community
- Discipleship Club
- Worship Team
- Spiritual Emphasis Weeks
Middle School Athletics
DCMS competes in the Tri District Sports League in boys and girls cross country, boys and girls volleyball, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls basketball, and boys and girls track. 6th and 7th graders compete on one team and the 8th graders compete on another.
Click here for more information about Middle School athletics.
For more information, please contact our Admissions Office at admissions@desertchristian.com
