Time is also given to select personal reading books. The School guidance counselor is available to meet with students and teachers as needed, as is the Director of Content Mastery. A variety of teaching strategies is used by the faculty in a nurturing and positive atmosphere in the classroom to encourage students to develop to their full potential. The interdisciplinary support of subject material by grade level teachers enhances the curriculum and provides cohesiveness to the total instruction of the students. The implementation of a Lower School student council provides students in Grades 3-5 leadership opportunities as well as the opportunity to suggest ways to improve the School and to strengthen the cooperation among the students in this division.
Emphasis is placed on developing the well-rounded, whole student.
Each grade level produces a play each year in addition to the Winter Holiday Music Program and the Grandparents Day Program. They participate in an annual spelling bee and a Spring Author's Night. Students take three or four curriculum based field trips each year. Students in Grades 4-5 experience one overnight field trip per grade level with a focus on cooperative group activities to build trust and team building among peers. Environmental education is also emphasized and students support and participate in the school-wide paper and aluminum can recycling program.