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HU-MS² runs two frameworks at the same time, on purpose. One is a serious STEM core — strong math, hands-on science, and the data and design skills that real problem-solving demands. The other is the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme, which teaches students to ask sharp questions, think across subjects, and see their work in a global context.
Put plainly: we don’t just teach math and science. We teach kids how to use data to solve real-world problems, think globally through the IB framework, and design the technology of the future. For a 6th, 7th, or 8th grader, that combination is the difference between collecting facts and learning how to think — the kind of thinking that carries into high school, into Howard, and well past either one.
We teach kids how to use data to solve real-world problems, think globally through the International Baccalaureate framework, and design the technology of the future.
STEM and IB aren’t separate periods on a schedule. They’re woven into the same units, so a single project can run from a global question all the way to something a student designs and tests.
The IB Middle Years Programme is built on inquiry — students start with a real question about the world, not a worksheet. Our STEM core gives them the math, the lab work, and the data skills to actually chase that question down to an answer they can defend.
IB pushes scholars to connect what they learn to communities far beyond their classroom. A unit on water, energy, or health stops being abstract when a 7th grader has to measure it, model it, and explain what the numbers mean for real people.
It is one thing to understand a problem and another to design something that helps. Our scholars move from analysis to creation — sketching, prototyping, testing, and revising — so they leave middle school knowing they can build, not just memorize.
A demanding academic program only works if students feel secure enough to take risks. We protect our scholars’ emotional safety as carefully as we grow their minds.
A proactive program for healthy conflict resolution that builds responsibility and repair — not just punishment.
STEM enrichment and supervised hours that keep scholars safely engaged and supported well beyond the normal school day.
Specialized support so struggling and advanced scholars alike get immediate, targeted help — no one waits, and no one coasts.
The clearest way to understand how STEM and IB come together is to watch a classroom in motion. Schedule a tour, or apply through the My School DC lottery.