Elementary School
Grades Kindergarten - 5th
Children will learn and play together in community with children close to their same age or grade level.
History
History will be taught to all grade levels chronologically in four volumes (years): Ancient Times, Middle Ages, Early Modern Times, and The Modern Age. During class time, students will learn about a significant event, place, or important person from the focus time period for the schoolyear. They will complete an engaging activity, hear a beautiful picture book read to them, draw on maps, or listen to a chapter from The Story of the World.
Science
Students will alternate a science lesson and a science lab each week, focusing on a concept, theory, or scientist, giving them time to dive deep into experiments and discovery and exercise the learning that took place during the previous week’s science lesson.
Art Appreciation
This block will bring to life the art of the time period. In alternating weeks, students will learn about important art, artists, and techniques during their lessons, and then they will create their own masterpieces during their art studio time.
Presentations & Literature Lounge
On alternating weeks, we will have presentations or a book chat time called Literature Lounge. During Lit Lounge, students will share a book that they have enjoyed with the class, giving details and hopefully persuading the class to try new and different books. The book could be a picture book that the parent read to the student, a family read-aloud chapter book, or a book (either picture or chapter) that the student read on their own. On the alternate weeks, students will share brief informative, persuasive, or instructive presentations.