About Us
NMS Vision
NMS promotes a culture of learning with a focus on students via decision-making, infrastructure, instructional practices, professional development and relationship building within the whole school community.
NMS Mission
Northern Middle School will promote a culture of life-long learning with a focus on developing students who are college and career ready for the 21st century. We believe:
- Recognize, admire, respect, and promote diversity among our school community.
- Value our community as a resource to help prepare our students to be productive citizens.
- Embrace rigorous instructional practices, differentiated instruction, and advances in technology to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Use data-based decision-making and positive relationship building to create a flexible, equitable, and student-centered learning environment.
- Incorporate student voice into the classroom, while positively influencing the educational and social development of students.
- Empower students to value their responsibilities and take an active role in the learning process.
- Collaborate and demonstrate the value of teamwork as a life skill for college and career readiness.
School Hours
8:00 a.m.−3:00 p.m.
Green School
CCPS is the first school district in Maryland to achieve 100% green school status. Learn more about this accomplishment.