With a focus on STEM education, our students are highly engaged in hands-on learning. Lower School science is guided by the Next Generation Science Standards, where even our youngest students use the engineering design process in their science lessons to learn how to ask questions, imagine, plan and create, then test and improve upon their hypotheses. 

The Lower School world language program provides students with the opportunity to develop a more expansive world view and gain cultural awareness through the use of other languages. We introduce Spanish in Junior Kindergarten and add Mandarin in Kindergarten so students in K-4th build a foundation in both languages. 

Specialized support is offered to students who need help building and strengthening foundational skills in reading. 

Our curriculum includes weekly classes in Art, Library, Music, Physical Education, Spanish, Mandarin, and STEM. 

Through programs that emphasize traits such as self-awareness, relationship- building, decision-making, and resilience, social emotional learning supports our commitment to educational excellence, community and character. Guided by Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Happy Kids, our Lower and Middle School students work together in family groups to learn about the 7 Habits in order to develop leadership skills.

4th grade students participate in a weekly leadership class where they work on oratory skills, effective communication skills, and engaging and leading group audiences.