Younger children dictate stories and interpretations of their various activities, while the older children write responses to literature, news articles, essays, research reports, stories, poems, plays and summaries. Help for students with learning needs in the language arts is offered by a staff of trained specialists in Grades 1 through 6. The Lower School's mathematics program is designed to present students with a variety of experiences while following a developmental curriculum. Verbal discussion of students' mathematical discoveries is viewed as fundamental. Students explore number theory, computation, patterns and realtionships, graphing and logic, as well as measurement and geometry.
Students study science using a hands-on approach.
This approach allows students to develop and use process skills, including observing, comparing, classifying, measuring, predicting, inferring, communicating, formulating hypotheses, designing investigations, collecting and interpreting data, and recognizing variables. Grades 1 through 4 meet with science specialists in groups of ten to twelve. Social Studies at the Lower School is an exploration of cultures, ideas and beliefs of our past and present world. This includes inquiry into the neighborhood, community and government. The social studies goals for students in Grades B, K and 1 are to help them develop a positive sense of themselves, to recognize cultural differences and the dignity and worth of all people.