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Elementary School
Overview
Our Elementary School program is housed in three
adjacent buildings, which serves students from our
Child Development Center (3 year olds) through Grade
Five. The Elementary Staff consists of certified and
talented teachers from the United States, Canada,
Australia, and New Zealand supported by
Instructional Assistants, technology support staff,
secretaries, an assistant principal and the
principal.
The Child Development Center and Kindergarten I (4
year olds) students have half-day programs, whereas,
the Kindergarten II students remain until 1:00 PM.
Grades 1 - 5 have an instructional program which is
a traditional integrated American curriculum
strengthened by special offerings in Arabic,
Library, Computers, Science Lab, Life Lab, Art,
Music, and Physical Education and concludes at 2:30
PM. We offer support for students who struggle to
meet our standards and for students whom need extra
help with English language development. In the
Elementary School, there is a strong emphasis on,
and commitment to, educating and developing the
"whole" child's potential through balanced
programs-academically, physically, socially,
emotionally, creatively and aesthetically.
We also work to ensure that the Elementary School is
a safe, secure, and educationally enriching
environment for children.
The Elementary Faculty is characterized by
experience, concern for the education of children
and a wide range of teaching styles. We believe that
children learn in many ways and we employ various
teaching methods to account for this. We also
believe in the intrinsic value of learning and that
children learn best while actively using and
applying knowledge and concepts in real life
situations. Additionally, we value children learning
together rather than in isolation; we integrate
curriculum wherever possible. We support our school
mission in teaching children to: think critically,
act with integrity and strive for excellence.
In the regular classroom, the students are given
opportunities and encouragement to develop their
literacy, numeracy, scientific, investigative,
technology and communication skills. Students are
asked to apply this knowledge in the classroom and
beyond. The students also have opportunities to
participate in a range of educational opportunities
through field trips, school-wide events, and a
variety of after school activities. |
