They start to be independent thinkers, using with increasing mastery the basic skills they acquired earlier. They come to understand themselves as individuals, forming social relation-ships through which they distinguish between responsibilities to themselves and to others. The curriculum focuses on arithmetic operations of all sorts, and, in English, a growing awareness of style as well as widening vocabulary and skill in writing. The study of geography focuses on Europe and the countries around the Mediterranean basin. In science, children develop an increasingly abstract sense of the systems that control our environment.
Students begin study of French or Spanish language focusing on pronunciation and oral comprehension.
Music, art, crafts, and drama are an important part of the curriculum. Technology is integrated throughout the curriculum. The Grace Church Choirs Boys and girls in Grades Three through Seven have an opportunity to develop musical skill as members of the Grace Church Boy Choir or the St. Cecilia Choir. In the Upper School, students learn to assume greater responsibility in the face of more complex academic and social experiences. Beginning in Grade Five, students change classes for each subject and assume the responsibility for following their individual programs.