Interpretation and critical thinking receive primary attention. In teaching writing, fluency is the basic orientation. Writing is recognized as an evolving process calling for rehearsal, drafting, revision, editing, publishing and sharing. The math curriculum is ordered and sequential. Math manipulatives are widely used in the lower grades to assist students in grasping concepts such as addition, subtraction, place value, etc.
Instruction moves from the concrete to the abstract.
Approaches utilized may include problem-solving, patterning, game format or skill practice. Whenever possible, emphasis is placed on the practical application of math skills. Science and social studies are an integral part of the curriculum and both take advantage of the community in which we live. Science teaching is topical and sequential, and we use the frame-work of the Biological Science Curriculum as our guide. Students in all grades explore lessons in science as knowing, technology as doing, and health as behaving.