Technology that is integrated across the curriculum in the use of classroom computers, as well as a computer lab with access to the internet. An emphasis on applying fundamental processes and knowledge to create higher order thinking skills across the curriculum A Variety of traditional and student centered instructional techniques, including Cooperative Learning, Inquiry, and Constructionism, as well as Direct Teaching and Mastery Learning. French - Conversational French is introduced in the second grade for 2 half hour sessions per week. Instruction continues through the grades. 6th grade students read and write French, as well as demonstrate speaking skills.
Classes consist of a warm-up exercise, a planned activity and a cool down period.
National and State achievement tests DARE program for grades 2 and 6 Experiential approach to Sciences through an investigative process. Students are actively engaged in learning through a variety of experiences. Such experiences include observing, classifying, collecting data and making and using models. These approaches enable students to draw upon their personal experiences in order to develop knowledge of scientific concepts and principles. These process skills can then be applied across the curriculum.