Grade 5 has three sessions of art one semester and three sessions of music one semester. Computer laboratory instruction by the computer teacher is scheduled weekly and students are given additional time in the computer laboratory as needed. Computers in the classrooms provide students opportunities to enhance their computer skills. Physical education in Grade 3 is taught for 45 minutes daily, and in Grades 4-5, sports are taught for 60 minutes daily. French and Spanish are taught twice a week in Grades 3 and 4 and three times a week in Grade 5.
Students have a weekly library period of instruction, reading and research.
Time is also given to select personal reading books. The School guidance counselor is available to meet with students and teachers as needed, as is the Director of Content Mastery. A variety of teaching strategies is used by the faculty in a nurturing and positive atmosphere in the classroom to encourage students to develop to their full potential. The interdisciplinary support of subject material by grade level teachers enhances the curriculum and provides cohesiveness to the total instruction of the students. The implementation of a Lower School student council provides students in Grades 3-5 leadership opportunities as well as the opportunity to suggest ways to improve the School and to strengthen the cooperation among the students in this division.