Who We Are
Mission: To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, and community.
Asheville Middle School (AMS) is a middle school serving grades 6 – 8 in the Asheville City Schools district. The vision of AMS is to be a school where a strong, kind, and healthy community inspires dreams. AMS aims to create a community where members embrace their strengths, recognize their potential, and thrive in pursuit of dreams. AMS strives to develop inquisitive, knowledgeable, caring, and innovative students who will be competitive in a global society.
As a community school supported by United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County, Asheville Middle School partners with community organizations to provide students and families with resources, opportunities and supports for success. Community schools create strong ties among families, students, schools, and the community, while serving as academic and social centers to support innovative learning.
What We Do
Asheville Middle School uses a district-wide, comprehensive, standard curriculum for grades 6 – 8 to ensure “Excellence with Equity” for all students. The school also provides numerous academic and extracurricular programs that benefit students, such as a program for academically and intellectually gifted students, career and technical education program, counseling services, athletics, band, journalism, and art. Additionally, as a community school, Asheville Middle School connects with community partners and volunteers to provide supportive programming to students, families, and the community, such as:
- In Real Life After-School Program: High quality, hands-on, equitable, and accessible after-school experiences provided through partnerships with community organizations and professionals to promote students’ social-emotional growth.
- Homework Diners: A continuum of coordinated supports provided to students and their families, including, tutoring, opportunities to build parent-teacher relationships, free and nutritious meals, connections to community resources, and workforce readiness.
- Group Mentoring: Weekly mentoring sessions provided through Big Brothers Big Sisters that include topics such as team building, healthy relationships, communication, and conflict resolution.
- Parent Leadership Program: A program that recruits parents to work in classrooms and provides personal and professional development to create a cohort of strong parent leaders.
