<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">middle schools</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31370187</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:39:51</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">middle school</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">schools, middle</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Educational institutions for the second stage of a three-tier educational system, falling intermediate between an elementary school and an upper, senior, or high school. The age ranges and grades or forms included in middle schools differ according to the system, but an example would be for children ages 13 to 16, covering grades 6 through 9. ]]></dc:description></metadata>