Andersen Middle School

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Andersen Middle School, on Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, caters to a population of 6th to 8th graders from military families. The school is under the DODEA school system, and under the subsystem DDESS Guam.

1 History
2 Classes
3 Programs
4 Leadership
5 Accreditation
6 References

[edit] History

Andersen Middle School was founded in 1997, and was scattered across Andersen Air Force Base. Since then, it has been in portable trailers and is now permanently located in a properly-equpped, air conditioned building.

[edit] Classes

Andersen Middle School has adopted the Block scheduling system. The school has divided classes between two days: Blue day and Silver Day. Blue day consists periods 1-4, and Silver day consists of periods 5-8. The core classes are Physical education, Mathematics,Science, Social Studies, and Language arts. The elective classes include Spanish, Band, Choir, and Drama.

[edit] Programs

Andersen Middle School offers a Special Education and a Gifted education program, as well as opportunities to take advanced courses from high school such as Algebra and Geometry.