Lower Elementary

• Ages 6-9 years (first - third grade)

HOURS: 8:30am - 2:45pm (before and aftercare available)
Active, self-directed, non-competitive learning continues at the Elementary Program level, where classes span three age/grade levels. Lower Elementary is open to grades 1-3, and Upper Elementary encompasses grades 4-6. A more structured academic curriculum covers a wide range of interests and abilities up through the oldest and most accelerated students in the class. Assessment and testing are “built into” daily lessons. Standardized testing is introduced in 3rd grade. To reach their full potential, students gain an integrated knowledge of science and technology, history, the arts, mathematics, literature, economics, politics, and world culture. They also acquire sound skills in writing and research, critical reading and thinking, and effective work habits. Not least of all, children learn to be responsible, respectful members of their classroom families and to celebrate both individual and group accomplishment.