Children must reach their fifth birthday by September 30 to be enrolled. Extended day and full day programs are offered at selected schools. The elementary language arts curriculum integrates speaking, listening, reading, and writing instruction. The curriculum uses literature to teach structural analysis, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. Elementary Mathematics focuses on mastery of the basic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Students learn fundamental mathematics and how to solve everyday problems.
Math manipulatives and real-life applications are an integral part of daily instruction. In science, students learn from hands-on activities about the life, physical, and earth sciences. In social studies, they develop an appreciation for self and others as they learn about neighborhoods, their city, their state, and their world. Because students' needs and interests vary, all elementary schools provide a differentiated curriculum and instructional program. Students in grades two through five who are identified as needing gifted services are clustered with teachers who are trained in instructional strategies that enable the regular curriculum to be modified, adapted, and extended in depth and complexity to meet the needs of the students.