Literacy occurs across the PreK 4 curriculum in many different areas.  The development of oral language is the critical foundation for early reading and writing skills. Literacy development, therefore, encompasses the early development of letter and sound recognition, storytelling and story theatre, fingerplays and chants, rhymes, emergent sound spelling and writing, and handwriting.
 

Math occurs naturally throughout the day and across the curriculum. It is balanced with hands-on activities, group and individual work, and concept building activities. Children explore reasons why people count, strategies for counting and keeping track of quantities, representing given values, and recognizing numerals.

Our social studies curriculum is multi-faceted with an overall goal of allowing children to build and express their understanding of the world around them, and in their communities.

PreK 4 students become detectives and scientists eager to observe the world around them, ask questions, collect information, hunt for clues, and practice other scientific skills, such as making connections and recording their findings in pictures, words, and graphs. 

In alignment with the school's mission, it is our hope PreK 4 students begin to:

• Create and innovate based on their experiences
• Problem-solve and explore concepts more deeply
• Work independently and collaboratively
• Begin to show empathy and appreciation for oneself and others
• Begin to form a sense of identity and confidence

In the youngest grades, assessment of young children's progress and achievements is ongoing, purposeful, strategic and reflective. Observation, documentation of learning moments and conferencing with children individually offers them opportunities to engage in meaningful experiences where they are able to apply their knowledge and skills and share their thinking.