At the Lower School, we believe that the classroom is a place for exploration and discovery, and that young children learn best in a supportive, nurturing environment. As educators, we are committed to developing the intellect while shaping conscience and character. Through our program, children learn to become independent thinkers, to form opinions and articulate their ideas, and to analyze problems and apply their knowledge. At the same time, our curriculum is designed to help them learn to tolerate the opinions of others, to cherish diversity, and to demand fairness.

Our curriculum draws on both traditional and progressive teaching methods, so that we may best provide for the success of each student. For example, we use a guided reading approach in which teachers introduce a variety of literature to students, and at the same time help them build phonetic strategies. This ensures that young children have all the tools they need to become strong, thoughtful readers and writers.  Our math curriculum balances conceptual methods with a strong foundation in the fundamental mathematical algorithms.

We believe that the arts and physical education are integral to early childhood learning. Classroom teachers incorporate visual arts, music, and movement into their core curricula. Students are also inspired by their work with specialists in art, dance, library and technology, music, physical education, and science.

Lower School Parent Handbook
Please refer to the Lower School Handbook to understand how our school works and how we ask parents to work with us.

Lower School Curriculum Guide
Please refer to the Lower School Curriculum Guide to learn more about our program.

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