The world around us is filled with tremendous wonders, which the students need to explore in order to understand. Experiments and hands-on activities provide great opportunities for discovery. In addition to the continuing enrichment that art and music courses provide, Banff Elementary School students are also challenged daily in the following areas to equip them with a strong academic foundation upon which they will build a lifetime of learning. The major objectives of the Language program are literacy appreciation, vocabulary development, critical and creative thinking, reading comprehension, and application of reading and writing skills. Speaking skills are also emphasized at the elementary level.
Students enjoy entertaining others with stories, poems and through other dramatic venues.
First and Second Graders begin to use their growing language skills by writing personal narratives, friendly letters, descriptive essays, short stories and poetry. Third Grade Language students focus on improving skills in grammar, reading comprehension and writing. Fourth Graders at The Banff School journey on exciting adventures through reading award-winning stories and novels. They expand their writing skills by practicing comparison and contrast essays, how-to and descriptive paragraphs and research reports. Students will also have the experience of creating a class magazine to learn journalistic writing skills.