Belong & Become at
Middlebridge
Video Footage by Henry M, Class of 2025
Learning Difference? Learn Differently.
A college preparatory coeducational boarding and day school for students ages 13-18 with learning differences. Highly individualized education promotes students' academic performance, emotional intelligence, and fosters a lifelong love of learning.
Traditionally, the Middlebridge student presents with language-based learning differences such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, or written expression, attentional diagnoses such as ADD/ADHD, Executive Dysfunction, and/or school related anxiety.
Middlebridge is a haven for learning, growing, and belonging. Our multifaceted, integrated, and holistic approach creates confident and capable students who embrace educational opportunities, community engagement, and leadership.
“Success is submitting your first semester assignment and feeling proud because your teachers had your back. Success is achieving a personal record in the mile and winning a second soccer championship. Success is getting into that dream school. Success is living life for yourself. Success is knowing you have the tools to succeed independently.”
- James G., Class of 2025
The Middlebridge
Difference
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Daily tutoring is useful and enjoyable thanks to Middlebridge’s dedicated tutorial staff, whose adaptive, prescriptive, and diagnostic approach to working with our students not only prioritizes skill development, but also focuses on growth mindset: the notion that struggle yields rewards.
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Our innovative Emotional Intelligence curriculum sets us apart from other schools. These daily classes allow students to focus on their potential for emotional development, understanding of psychology, mindfulness, growth mindset, and resilience. Teaching metacognition, or “thinking about thinking,” through the cultivation of mindfulness, promotes students to become confident, passionate, and engaged adults. Their introspection and subsequent fostering of natural talents is key to giving young people an optimistic vision about the future, directly leading to motivated success and the abilities to direct, then sustain, capability in their chosen fields.
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Many of our students are talented athletes, and we have five competitive sports teams. Our new gymnasium has a regulation-sized basketball court, with multi-sport flexibility for tennis, volleyball, floor hockey, and other games. It also houses a weight room, cardio studio, and locker rooms. Our fine arts building hosts some of our most popular courses such as mosaics, painting, pottery, drawing, and arts & crafts. A quality fine arts enrichment program allows students to develop self-discipline, intuition, reasoning, imagination, as well as the kinesthetic and visual intelligence they can apply to other subject areas. In celebrating the practice of creativity and wellness, we support the integration of sports and art into campus life, to help students develop healthy lifelong habits.
Belong. Become. Make your mark.
A place where learners grow into leaders—with curiosity, character, and connection.
Beyond Middlebridge
Our graduates are exceptionally well prepared for college—not only through credit-bearing coursework at local universities, but through a holistic educational experience that nurtures the whole student.
At Middlebridge, academic learning is deeply connected to emotional growth, social engagement, and physical well-being. Our relationship-based model ensures that every student is known and supported, with an adaptive curriculum that integrates college-level academics, emotional intelligence, and experiential learning. The result is lasting comprehension, genuine confidence, and a lifelong love of learning.
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FAQs
Who is the Middlebridge student?
Middlebridge students are bright, capable learners who benefit from a structured, supportive, and relationship-based educational environment. Many have been diagnosed with language-based learning differences, executive functioning challenges, or ADHD.
At Middlebridge, our students thrive when they are known, supported, and challenged. With the right tools and trust, they grow into confident, independent learners and leaders—ready to take on college, careers, and life with clarity and purpose.
What is the first step in the admissions process?
The first step is to reach out to our Admissions Team to start a conversation. We’ll get to know your family, answer any questions, and determine whether Middlebridge may be a good fit for your student. From there, we’ll guide you through the next steps, including submitting materials and scheduling a campus visit.
Where do your students come from?
Middlebridge students come from across the United States and around the world. Our community includes day students from the local region as well as boarding students from a wide range of states and eight countries. This diverse and supportive environment enriches campus life and helps students build meaningful connections beyond the classroom.
What do students do on weekends?
Weekends at Middlebridge are active, social, and student-centered. Students might explore local beaches, attend sporting events, go rock climbing, visit museums, or take part in on-campus activities like yoga, art workshops, game nights, and community dinners.
Our structured weekend program keeps students engaged while offering opportunities to build friendships, try new things, and experience the best of Rhode Island and beyond.
What makes Middlebridge stand out?
Middlebridge is intentionally designed for bright students with learning differences who thrive in a relationship-based, individualized environment. What sets us apart is our blend of academic structure, relationship-based approach, and real-world preparation.
Students don’t just build confidence in the classroom—they take college courses, engage in internships, and develop leadership skills that prepare them for life beyond high school. Our close-knit community, expert faculty, and commitment to student growth make Middlebridge a place where learners truly belong—and become.
Do all students have a learning difference?
Yes. All Middlebridge students have been diagnosed with a language-based learning difference, ADHD, or a related profile that impacts their academic experience. Our students are bright and capable, and they thrive in an environment designed to support their unique learning profiles.
