Middle Schools are popular in a broad range of countries around the world and have been growing in some countries. They are valued as an important bridge between the single classroom-based world of primary education and the subject specialism of upper secondary schools. Some countries have adopted the middle school model in their attempts to address perceived underachievement in the middle school age pupils within two tier education systems.
Australia & New Zealand
- Adolescent Success
Adolescent Success serves Middle Level Educators with current best practice and research – formerly called National Association for Middle Schooling in Australia.
https://www.adolescentsuccess.org.au/ - Aussie Educator – Middle Years of Schooling
This Autralian website gives access to procedures and programs in each state & territory, research, policies, international groups, journals and other general information.
http://www.aussieeducator.org.au/education/levels/middleyears.html - Cambridge Middle School (NZ)
Cambridge Middle School is one of only seven Middle Schools in New Zealand. Middle Schooling in Cambridge educates students in Years 7 -10, the emerging and early adolescent years.
https://www.cms.school.nz/ - Comparing middle schools in USA and Australia
An interesting article examining the Middle School Organisational Structures in the United States and Australia published in 2018
https://middleschools.org.uk/download/education-08-00168.pdf - Middle Years Network
The Middle Years Network (MYN) brings policy attention to the importance of the middle years for healthy development towards adulthood.
https://www.aracy.org.au/the-nest-in-action/middle-years-network - The Australian Child Wellbeing Project
A new child-centred study, The Australian Child Wellbeing Project involved young people’s perspectives to design and conduct Australia’s first major nationally representative and internationally comparable survey of wellbeing among children aged 8-14 years.
http://www.australianchildwellbeing.com.au/
Canada and USA
- Making Middle Grades Work (USA)
A project about making the middle grades of high school more effective. The Southern Regional Board is based in Atlanta and works with 16 member states in the USA
https://www.sreb.org/making-middle-grades-work - Manitoba – Transforming Middle Years Education
A resource designed to provide a deeper understanding of and direction for the transformation of Middle Years education in Manitoba in order to maximize student engagement.
https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/docs/support/my_foundation/ - Middle Web (USA)
MiddleWeb provides a wealth of resources for schools, districts, educators, parents, and public school advocates working to raise achievement for all students in the middle grades.
https://www.middleweb.com/ - The Association for Middle Level Education (USA)
To promote quality middle level education through the development and dissemination of knowledge about effective site-level leadership
http://www.mllc.org/ - The New England League of Middle Schools (USA)
Representing 500 middle schools in six New England states the site contains a wealth of interesting resources and research.
http://www.nelms.org/ - Wisconsin Association For Middle Level Education (USA)
Dedicated to promoting the educational experiences of middle level learners.
http://wisconsinamle.weebly.com/
Other International
- Entry for Middle Schools in Wikipedia
Information on middle school systems in different countries around the world together with links.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_school - European League for Middle Level Education
The European Affiliate of the National Middle School Association.
https://sites.google.com/elmle.org/home