Elementary

Elementary

Preschool

Middle School

Outdoor Education

Independent thinkers
	Problem solvers
		Team members
			Role models
				Leaders

Students in our elementary-level classrooms are passionate learners, as eager to share their knowledge as to expand upon it. From ages five to 12, they interact in mixed-age classrooms where they develop not only as individuals, but also as contributing team members. We firmly believe that success beyond school is a function not only of an individual’s strength but also of an individual’s ability to function productively as a member of a team. While our students build mastery in reading, creative and expository writing, mathematics, science, social studies, physical education and the arts, they also learn how to manage social interactions with peers, with teachers and other adults, and with children both younger and older than themselves. They are well prepared for the world of the 21st century.

Books we recommend to parents of elementary-school-age children:

The Pressured Child: Helping Your Child Find Success in School and Life by Michael Thompson and Teresa Barker

The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and “Tougher Standards” by Alfie Kohn

Your Six-Year-Old: Loving and Defiant by Louise Bates Ames and Frances L. Ilg

Your Seven-Year-Old: Life in a Minor Key by Louise Bates Ames (Author), Carol Chase Haber

Your Eight Year Old: Lively and Outgoing by Louise Bates Ames and Carol Chase Haber

Magical Child by Joseph Chilton Pearce

Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children by Michael Thompson and Catherine O’Neill Grace