The morning announcements are made by fifth graders speaking both Spanish and English. Primary students learn about the African spur turtle brought to school by an interested community volunteer. Children write thank you letters to the turtle and tell him about their own lives. Our curriculum is taught with an arts-rich approach. Students not only learn about the arts but through the arts.
Interdisciplinary units are interwoven with the arts at every grade level.
As part of a study about pioneer life and the paintings of Winslow Homer, third graders relive the world of 1860 in an authentic one room schoolhouse. The gym becomes the Great Hall of the castle, and the magical sound of the king's bagpiper can be heard. Band, orchestra, strings, chorus, and Art Apprentices are opportunities for Halls Ferry children to become performing musicians and artists. Members of the Halls Ferry Children's Chorus have been consistently recognized regionally and nationally. Through our process of developing future consumers and appreciators of the arts, several Halls Ferry students have been selected for performing roles with the Saint Louis Symphony Children's Choir and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis.