Electives

    students in electives

    Silver Spring International Middle School offers a variety of courses in the visual arts, music, theatre, dance, family and consumer science.

    • Grade 6 students may choose to enroll in an Arts Rotation class that will give them a sampling of four different Electives courses, one per quarter, or they may choose a yearlong class of band, orchestra or chorus.

    • Grade 7 students may choose two semester classes per school year or a year-long class of band, orchestra or chorus.

    • Grade 8 students will choose one year-long elective course.

    Course Descriptions and Grading Policy

    See course descriptions on the Course Selection Guide page

    See our grading policy

    More information


    Staff e-mail addresses and phone numbers are also listed in the Staff Directory

    Carlo Bianchini

    Content Specialist

    Carlo_Bianchini@mcpsmd.org  

    Robert Bowden

    Chorus & Guitar

    Robert_Bowden@mcpsmd.org

    Janessa Fauntroy

    Dance

     

    Lisa Jennings

    Art 2 and 3

    Lisa_R_Jennings@mcpsmd.org

    Vicky Johnson

    Studio Art

    Vicky_Johnson2@mcpsmd.org

    Molly Kuhn

    Lights, Camera, Literacy

    Molly_P_Kuhn@mcpsmd.org

    Denise Moore 

    FACS

    Denise_S_Moore@mcpsmd.org

    Dimitri Nassar

    Piano & Digital Music

    Dimitri_Nassar@mcpsmd.org

    Catherine Simmons

    Digital Art & Studio Art

     

    Andy Silverstein

    Lights, Camera, Film Literacy

    Andrew_Silverstein@mcpsmd.org

    Sandra Smith

    Lights, Camera, Literacy

     

    John Wambach

    Band & Orchestra

    John_D_Wambach@mcpsmd.org