Emphasis is placed on problem solving. Science Our goal is to give students first-hand knowledge of life, earth, and physical science from a clear Christian perspective. We attempt to help children understand that science is a way of thinking a method of thought which applies not only to explorations of the physical universe but to all other realms of intellectual inquiry that require hypothesis, inference, and other tools of brainwork. We use the Scott Foresman 2000 science program. Social Studies Social studies should introduce children to their world - its past and present.
Key components are civic, historic, and geographic literacy.
Civic literacy starts with the child as a citizen of the school, then develops an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of all citizens. It also teaches children the purpose and function of rules and imparts a sense of our national identity that we are a nation of immigrants and live in a unique multicultural society. Historical literacy grows from the discussion of myths, legends, fairy tales, Bible stories, and the biographies of outstanding men and women. It develops historical empathy through dramatization and other activities giving children an idea of what it was like to be . Geographic literacy is developed by teaching and understanding place, location, direction, distance, relative size and shape, earth-sun relationships, and how to identify features of the environment.