Cursive writing and keyboarding skills are introduced and practiced consistently. The math program is designed to give students the skills they will need to be successful in the rapidly changing, technology-filled world they will enter as adults. The school wide math adoption, Everyday Math, was written using the standards set by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Basic computation skills are practiced regularly. Science is also taught using a student-involved approach.
Students learn concepts, as well as information.
This is important because as they gather more complex information in later years, they have a strong, meaningful framework in which to put that information. This process of learning concepts extends to the social studies as well. Our world as an interdependent and interconnected place is the basis for studies in these areas. Culture studies, famous people in history, and the democratic system are examples of themes that incorporate these concepts. In addition, social skills of cooperative learning, goal setting, and decision making are practiced throughout the curriculum.