To help develop a resourcefulness that can last a lifetime, the language arts program emphasizes open-ended activities. Individual initiative and creative problem-solving strategies are emphasized. Books are everywhere. Library Students visit the library weekly. Library visits are designed to foster an enthusiasm for books and reading.
Children listen, read, and discuss.
They learn how to use the library for pleasure and research while becoming responsible borrowers. From the earliest grades, students use a variety of materials from real life to develop a concrete understanding of abstract concepts and to discover ways to see how math applies to their everyday life. A major goal of problem-solving instruction is to enable students to work through multiple strategies, developing their creative thinking and their understanding that there is rarely only one right way to arrive at the answer. Younger students have music twice a week, moving to three times a week in third grade. Third, fourth, and fifth graders are invited to join a chorus that gives several performances a year on campus as well as in the local community.