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Athletics

The athletic programs in the Intermediate School offer students a full range of opportunities and experiences. Students participate in sports during each season and benefit from their introduction to the many educational merits of interscholastic competition. The program is designed to develop conditioning, sport-specific skills, tactics and strategies, teamwork, and sportsmanship. The number of teams in each sport varies according to the level of interest. Every effort is made to provide each student the opportunity to participate on a team, and when more than one team is offered, students are grouped according to ability. 

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Art

Within the two years that they are in the Intermediate School, they explore drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, digital photography and technology, textiles, and sculpture.

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Athletics

The athletic programs in the Intermediate School offer students a full range of opportunities and experiences. Students participate in sports during each season and benefit from their introduction to the many educational merits of interscholastic competition.

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English

Seventh grade English introduces students to literary analysis and emphasizes effective strategies for communicating ideas and opinions.

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History

Students also explore current events as they arise and connect to the study of early American history.

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Mathematics

The Mathematics Department at the Potomac School believes that math is a powerful tool necessary for success in a wide variety of fields and lifelong endeavors.

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Music

The music program in the seventh and eighth grades emphasizes musical literacy through performance.

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Science

The Intermediate School science program instills in students the idea that science is not just a body of knowledge, but also a way of viewing the world.

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Seminar

To promote growth in students, the IS Seminar course exposes students to key life skills and concepts that help them develop as ethical thinkers, leaders, community members, and teammates in their time at Potomac and beyond.

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Technology

The Intermediate School approaches technology as an integral tool to promote research, collaboration, and communication in the 21st century.

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Theater

Every winter, a group of Intermediate School actors present the junior version of a well-known musical in our Langstaff Auditorium

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