Students become fully involved in a program that emphasizes active learning, collaboration, individual inquiry, independence, and responsible decision-making. The faculty works together to design meaningful and intellectually challenging curricula, engaging children in a range of opportunities to explore and apply their diverse interests and abilities, individually and in groups. The weekly schedule includes art, language arts, mathematics, music, physical education, science, and social studies. Spanish language instruction is integrated into the curriculum in grades 2 through 5. Much of the curriculum is integrated through central themes, allowing students to explore topics from the perspectives of various disciplines.
Educational technology is incorporated throughout the program.
Field trips, visiting artists, performers, and other community experts further enrich the Lower School program. Older and younger students come together regularly to share and encourage one another in their learning. Stewardship is encouraged through service to the community. Beginning in the Early Childhood program, children manage short periods of their activity time. As they progress through the Lower School, students take responsibility for written workplans designed cooperatively with their teachers.