Students develop a solid mastery of the phonograms of the English language as the basis for learning spelling, reading, writing, and penmanship. Daily Reading and Writing Workshops offer group time and individualized support. Writing Workshop starts immediately with students learning how to write sentences and stories. Students share ideas and practice public speaking skills in class, with book buddies, and in front of a larger audience during all-school assemblies. Literary experiences place emphasis on listening to, understanding, and appreciating quality literature of all kinds, including poetry, rhymes, fables, chapter books, and plays.

Kindergarteners begin the Singapore Math curriculum, a world-recognized and acclaimed program emphasizing a deeper understanding of math skills. Students learn math concepts from counting, ordinal numbers, numerical sequences and patterns, place value, shapes, graphing, sorting and classifying, to addition and subtraction, estimation, and money value. Singapore Math is a curriculum that moves from concrete to pictorial to abstract concepts. This sequence is a perfect fit for growing early learners!

Students investigate all seven continents, developing an appreciation for the similarities and differences in cultures. Each continent is celebrated in a unique way as we look at music, dance, art, architecture, habitats, and animals of the area.. Holidays, religions, and historical figures from around the world are studied including Native Americans, Mae Jemison, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King Jr.

Creativity flows in Art, where students delve into projects with every medium from drawing, to painting, to collage, to clay, to weaving, to sculpture. Students are introduced to a diverse set of artists and how art interacts with other subjects they are learning.

Students learn basic musical concepts through singing, playing instruments, moving to music, and listening to different musical styles and composers. Students explore contrasting musical elements and develop confidence in their ability to perform independently and as a group. The concept of musical notation is introduced to prepare students for piano lessons that begin in first grade. Kindergarteners enjoy collaborating with both Lower and Upper school students in school-wide performances throughout the year.

Students conduct hands-on experiments to learn the scientific method. They explore soils and decomposition by preparing and tending a worm compost. They investigate weather phenomena through experiments with cloud formation, ice melting, and the force of wind. They study the planets of the solar system and learn about constructions by examining different building materials to compare strength, flexibility, and balance.

Students learn over 300 Spanish words through games, songs, books, and art activities. Topics include numbers 1–100, greetings, colors, classroom words, animals, days of the week, months, food, weather, parts of the body, and simple questions. Latin American culture is explored and celebrated.

Kindergarteners experience the joy of physical movement as they build on gross motor skills including balance, space awareness, and coordination. Team sports are introduced. Recess time is carefree with ample space to run and climb on the nature-inspired playground. Sledding is a favorite in winter!