The Wellness and Life Skills program contains three core areas of focus. The first is teaching students to identify emotions, perceive and recognize others’ perspectives, solve problems and manage emotions. The second focuses on mindfulness. Using a research-based curriculum, students are taught skills that build resilience to stress and anxiety, and to develop a positive…

Students are introduced to basic useful words and simple classroom commands in Spanish. They then expand their knowledge to familiar topics that include colors, numbers, emotions and family members. The focus is on identifying and naming items and understanding familiar words and phrases. Students also connect with the language through songs, dances, games and cultural…

Students are introduced to basic locomotor and non-locomotor movements, and the effect they can have on the movement of other objects. In addition, manipulative skills including throwing, catching, rolling and sliding are introduced and developed. Learning to play safely, following directions, teamwork and the simple enjoyment of physical activity in large group games are highlighted.…

Music classes are taught using the Orff approach, which involves listening, movement, singing and other creative activities. Students develop skills in music theory and instrumental music, playing instruments such as the xylophone and other percussion instruments. Students perform at weekly Inspirations and holiday and spring concerts that showcase the curriculum. Students also are introduced to…

We have two main goals during 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 grades at developmentally appropriate levels. Each class also includes a read-aloud story and discussion…

Students begin to understand order, shapes and sequential instructions in the real world through exposure to essential computational thinking skills, including pattern recognition, algorithms, decomposition and abstraction. By discovering, engineering, tinkering and sharing, students code with BeeBots and design cardboard toys. These opportunities are integrated throughout the day during centers, free play, specials and academic…

The program is integrated into and reflects the students’ daily lives, themes in literature, the seasons, holidays and celebrations noted on the calendar and within our students’ families. This exposure provides students an opportunity to explore each topic through daily lessons, center activities and literature selections.

Through instruction and play, students are exposed to a variety of mathematical skills and concepts. In addition to reviewing basic shapes and colors, students use these attributes to sort objects and explore patterning. Students practice counting daily and compare the relative size of numbers from 0-20. During the second half of the year, math skills…

During the first semester, we focus on introducing and strengthening early literacy skills. This includes letter recognition and formation, sound-symbol relationships and concepts of print. During the second half of the year, we introduce new skills such as identifying the initial and ending sounds in words, creating rhyming words and sequencing a story. An emphasis…