Mini-term is a unique and exciting component of the Bentley experience and is a highly-valued time in our community when students slow down and engage deeply. 

Our intellectually rigorous mini-term courses require students to expand their ways of learning, to take risks by experiencing something new, and to challenge their ways of thinking through experiential and creative learning. Students pose questions and explore answers in order to have a personally meaningful experience, while also learning to collaborate, to consider multiple perspectives, and to develop practical, relevant and applicable skills. During mini-term, students come to better understand themselves as learners, which becomes the basis for future learning and prepares students to approach their regular classes with fresh perspectives. Mini-term courses are taught over a one-week period and aim to enrich students beyond the core curriculum. 

Examples of past mini-term courses in the Middle School:

• 3-D Design and Printing
• Jazz Band at Skyline Studios
• ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicles)
• Basics of the Automobile 
• Poetry: Sense, Sound, and the Spoken Word
• Children's Book Writing
• Latin Culture: Music, Dance and Food
• Advanced Volleyball Skills
• Musical Theater
• Creating with Earth (Art)