Teachers use role-playing to teach history and other subjects. With the help of teachers and parents volunteers, the students film, edit and star in A.M. Live, a closed-circuit morning news show. Each class gives a performance at least three times a year at the Hawk Assemblies. Held twice a month, the Hawk Assemblies are a low-key opportunity for studen ts to share their learning. Performances include poetry reading, role-playing, singing, and dramatization.
Music is emphasized at every level.
All primary students receive choral music incstruction with a skilled parent volunteer at least once a week. Classroom teachers supplement this experience with instruction on composer history, note reading, and interpretation. All second and third graders receive recorder instruction once a week. Third graders learn square dancing, and social dance is offered as an after-school program. The students are taught scientific methods, but also how to use creativity to look for broader interpretations.