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Curriculum.

What your child learns here, and how teachers make it happen.

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Curriculum

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Math

Math lessons begin with a problem that has one right answer but many ways to reach it. Students work independently to build their own approach, then apply prior knowledge to new and unfamiliar frameworks. Teachers build conceptual understanding alongside computational speed and fluency, with daily practice of math facts. Students also use their understanding to solve real-world problems.

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Integrated Language Arts

Literacy starts with a belief: if children love to read, they can teach themselves anything. Students read and analyze poetry, biography, history, fiction, myths, and fables. Lessons emphasize critical thinking, knowledge building, and thoughtful discussion of ideas.

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Guided Reading

During Guided Reading, a teacher works with students studying a novel just beyond their reading level. The teacher sets ambitious goals so they grow as readers. Through close study, coaching, and discussion, students master more challenging content and gain the confidence to tackle books at this level on their own.

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Reading

Independent Reading is the foundation of the literacy program. Students choose books that interest them and fit their reading fluency, then get lost in them. Teachers listen to each student read and coach them during this focused time. Partners and the whole class discuss books and share the joy of reading. Each student is challenged to read 40 books in a school year.

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Writing

Students write every day. Writers improve through frequent practice and revision, so students write independently, receive feedback, revise, and publish their work. Short weekly lessons teach grammar rules directly, and students are held accountable for correct grammar in speech and writing every day. Weekly spelling and vocabulary words increase in difficulty through the year.

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Science

Science lessons often begin with a hands-on exploration of a challenge or question. Students work together, record observations, and discuss what they discover. The teacher guides them toward the scientific principles inside the lesson, then students write up their conclusions in reports. Life, Physical, and Earth science are woven through the yearly curriculum. Concepts return at increasing difficulty as students progress, just as scientists conduct experiments and discuss data.

What this looks like in practice

In a good early childhood room, curriculum shows up as things children do with their hands and say out loud. A teacher poses a problem and children work at it together, then talk about what they found. Math facts get practiced daily, and books get read and discussed. Children choose some of their own reading and their own approaches to a problem, which is how understanding deepens.

You notice it at home. Your child explains how they solved something instead of just giving the answer. They reach for a book on their own and want to tell you about it. They ask questions and look for evidence before deciding. Those habits come from steady practice at school — writing daily, revising work, and talking through ideas with a teacher who knows them well.

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