--- title: Middle School --- [![NWS Secondary Lockup](https://discover.northwestschool.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NWS%20Secondary%20Lockup.png?width=1182&height=285&name=NWS%20Secondary%20Lockup.png "NWS Secondary Lockup")](https://www.northwestschool.org) # The Northwest School # The Northwest School This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. - [About](https://www.northwestschool.org/about) - [Admissions](https://www.northwestschool.org/admissions) - [Academics](https://www.northwestschool.org/academics) - [Student Experience](https://www.northwestschool.org/student-experience) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ![Hubspot Page BannersEmail Headers-Sep-28-2026-04-34-42-7362-AM](https://discover.northwestschool.org/hubfs/Hubspot%20Page%20BannersEmail%20Headers-Sep-28-2026-04-34-42-7362-AM.png "Hubspot Page BannersEmail Headers-Sep-28-2026-04-34-42-7362-AM") Come See Northwest in Action at Our Upcoming Discovery Days on Nov. 15 or Dec. 13. [Register Today](https://www.northwestschool.org/admissions/visit)! ![MS-Circle 12.38.15 PM](https://discover.northwestschool.org/hs-fs/hubfs/MS-Circle%2012.38.15%20PM.jpg?width=1440&height=1080&name=MS-Circle%2012.38.15%20PM.jpg "MS-Circle 12.38.15 PM") - A Middle School where students can explore, engage, and excel. - Students build creativity, structure, and independence. - A rich interdisciplinary academic experience. - A dynamic urban campus with exciting activities and opportunities to travel and explore. ## Seattle Middle School for Thinkers & Creators Building Exploration, Confidence, and Excellence Our Middle School provides students with a structured and dynamic experience where they can take risks, build confidence, explore the arts and sciences, and engage in collaborative learning. Academic experiences are designed to encourage joyful learning while preparing students to excel in high school and beyond. [EXPLORE MIDDLE SCHOOL](https://discover.northwestschool.org/middle-school#form) # Find Yourself and Your Future at Northwest ![Screenshot 2026-05-28 at 1.03.32 PM](https://discover.northwestschool.org/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-05-28%20at%201.03.32%20PM.png) Our expert faculty encourage you to explore, be curious, make connections across disciplines, push yourself, and achieve. Our rich interdisciplinary curriculum equips students with critical thinking skills and the confidence to grow into compassionate and ethical leaders. Exciting extra-curricular activities and opportunities help students apply their learning outside the classroom and also builds civic engagement. ![Screenshot 2026-05-28 at 1.03.12 PM](https://discover.northwestschool.org/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-05-28%20at%201.03.12%20PM.png) ### Why Middle School at Northwest? - Strong academic foundation before high school. - A student experience that blends creativity, exploration, and academic rigor. - A joyful learning environment where students are known, seen, and encouraged. - A program that builds independence, leadership, and self-advocacy. - An urban environment with several opportunities to explore and engage outside of the classroom. "When I graduated from Northwest, I wasn’t embarrassed to talk about things or to have ideas. That was especially important to me as a woman. I left there feeling I could do anything." – Alex Pemoulie (Class of ’03), Co-owner and operator of Mean Sandwich and Director of Finance at Sea Creatures restaurant group "Even early on, as a student at Northwest, I was learning to think for myself. In Humanities, we brought in newspaper articles and discussed the underlying messages we were being fed in the news and teachers asked us to form our own opinions. Deconstructing the messages within the media and creating my own meaning is something I will use for the rest of my life." – Tani Ikeda (Class of '05), Emmy Award-Winning Director "At Northwest, we called teachers by their first names and we felt we could approach the teachers and ask questions. We could have an honest discussion with them; we could have a disagreement. In the sciences you are going to question everything. You're going to go to your boss and have a dialogue. You'll never get anywhere in science if you don't know how to ask questions. Northwest was really good at encouraging that open inquisitive attitude." – Kate Rozen Gagnon (Class of '06), Assistant Professor, Molecular Genetics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto # A Middle School program where you are seen, known, and supported to grow!   ### Get in Touch [![NWS-Primary-Reverse](https://discover.northwestschool.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NWS-Primary-Reverse.png?width=300&height=155&name=NWS-Primary-Reverse.png "NWS-Primary-Reverse")](https://www.northwestschool.org/student-experience/boarding) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/NorthwestSchool) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/thenorthwestschool/) The Northwest School is an independent day and boarding school. We serve students in grades 6 to 12 on an urban campus in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Contact   1415 Summit Avenue Seattle, WA 98122 206-682-7309