In fifth grade, the Wellness and Life Skills program contains two core elements. The first element is to teach developmentally appropriate health education. The second element is to provide students with the opportunity to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills, so they can then make choices that promote wellness. In this course, students build…

We have two main goals in Library: to help students become successful seekers, users and integrators of information from many sources, and to promote reading as a lifelong skill and pleasure. Skills to seek, evaluate and synthesize information are implemented across the grades at developmentally appropriate levels. Students are encouraged to seek out their areas…

Students experience in-depth instruction in a combination of team and individual sports and recreational activities. Each unit applies a specific set of skills, including hand-eye or foot-eye coordination, striking an object, dodging, fleeing, moving into open space, body control or other movement skills and sportsmanship and fitness. Students learn more advanced tactics, positional play, and…

The objective for this course is to introduce fifth and sixth grade students to the fundamentals of percussion and rhythm. Each student is introduced to basic instruments in the percussion family, such as the snare drum, bass drum and cymbals, and are taught the concepts and techniques necessary to perform on those instruments. Students are…

This course offers students four instrument choices in their exploration of string instrumental music: the violin, viola, cello and bass. At the beginning of the school year, the instructor helps students select an appropriate instrument. An instrumental selection day is set up at the beginning of each school year to allow students to try out…

Fifth and sixth grade students learn all aspects of choral performance to prepare for the annual winter and spring performances. To support this, the choir spends a significant percentage of its time on vocal exercise and sound creation. The basic elements of sight-singing, music theory and complex part-singing are introduced throughout the year. In the…

This year-long ensemble course is designed to provide young musicians with their first experiences playing a band musical instrument. The course is designed to provide a structured, musical environment in which students learn the rudiments of playing a musical instrument. By the end of the year, students are capable of producing an instrument-appropriate sound and…

In this year-long course, students take new developmental steps to appreciate the joy of self-expression and become visually literate. Projects are designed to increase the sophistication of problem solving to include a multi-level concept and media synthesis and to begin articulating their choices with an expanding vocabulary. Students also examine connections with artists in other…

In this foundational class, students learn the basics of computer programming, engineering, making and design thinking, which are the building blocks of future study in Innovation courses at Flint Hill. In addition, students learn to use the resources available to them to make connections with their personal, social and academic realms, all while being ethical…

Students learn thematic vocabulary and conversational patterns to promote speaking and basic writing skills on everyday familiar topics. They also learn about traditions and cultural practices in countries where Spanish is spoken. Interactive teaching strategies are used to reinforce language patterns and promote communication. Students demonstrate their learning with final projects on topics related to…