The Lower School is dedicated to providing a nurturing and excellent educational experience for Kindergarten through 4th Grade students. Our passionate and highly-qualified teachers guide students on their learning journey, focusing on all areas of development of each child.
Our curriculum focuses on providing meaningful and reflective learning experiences, fostering active engagement and critical thinking. With a student-centered approach, we prioritize problem solving using hands-on and experiential teaching and learning to ensure a well-rounded education.
K-4th Grade
Social-Emotional Development
Focuses of the SPICES: Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, Stewardship — the core values of a Friends Education.
K-4th Grade
Well-rounded and intentional instruction equips students to be engaged and critical readers
Adheres to a multi-sensory approach to reading instruction emphasizes explicit and systematic teaching of all important components of literacy while developing a love of reading.
1st-4th Grade
Environmental Education
Hands-on science education within the context of Quaker testimonies: stewardship, community, and integrity. Building on a foundation of appreciating the world around us, students explore pollinators, ecosystems, and composting.
Enrichment Classes
Lower School students enjoy additional daily or biweekly classes in:
Art
Spanish
Science
Quaker Studies
Physical Education (PE)
Music
Cultivating Global Citizens
Cultural competence skills are interwoven into all aspects of our Lower School curriculum. Service-learning projects and discussions on how we can make a positive difference in our world is part of our curriculum.
We start each day with an all school assembly (preK-8th grade) focusing on being present with ourselves and in our community.
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