Dillard is a Wake County Magnet School with a theme centered around global studies, global-content ​integration, and world languages.  Starting in 2020-2021, Dillard ​Magnet Middle offers language instruction in French and Spanish.  In language classes students will study the culture, language, and grammar of their enrolled language.  Another aspect of DDMMS's program is the integration of global themes within all classes.   All core and elective teachers create dynamic and rigorous learning that connect students to current events, global topics, and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.