Below you will find a brief description of the curriculum for Allendale Columbia's lower, middle, and upper school. For a printed copy of our Course Curriculums, including more detailed course descriptions, please contact our Office of Admissions. The Lower School curriculum is designed to give girls and boys a firm foundation in academic skills and processes necessary both to a successful academic career and to a life-long love of learning. We treat students and their needs individually at the same time that we teach them what they need now and in the future through our sequential program in reading, writing, math, science, and social studies. We enrich the basics with library and computer classes.
Creativity is fostered through art, music, and drama.
Physical education nurtures athletic and endurance skills. Beginning in kindergarten, students study French and Spanish. Our reading readiness and basic reading programs are integrated with oral and written expression, phonics, spelling, and handwriting while keeping in mind the developmental needs of each student. We teach students to read factual material. They learn to predict, outline, draw conclusions, and make judgments.