Students may study the many causes of homelessness, prepare a presentation about homelessness in the community, calculate the cost of setting up a home, create publicity materials or graph donations, or study chronic diseases and their impact on families. Our young students learn the value and joy of helping others, the diverse needs of our greater community, and the impact they can have on the world. Lower School children learn disciplined study habits as well. By fifth grade, students are expected to work 60 minutes at home each school night. And this is where families come in.
Educational excellence requires active family support and school communication.
Parents are encouraged to participate in their child's school life as much as possible. Parents receive written reports from the school twice a year and formally confer with teachers on two other occasions. These commu focus on the academic, social and emotional growth of the student. While there are grade level standards, each student's progress is considered individually. The rules we live by The safety rule .