Classes
Programs by grade
Each grade band is taught as one class. The hours are the same for every band unless a note says otherwise.
| Ages | Class size | School day8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.5 days | Reading block9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.5 days | Before care7:45 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.5 days | After care3:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.5 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower gradesGrades 3 and 4Reading groups start every morning. | 8 | Offered | OfferedReading groups | Offered | Offered |
| Middle gradesGrades 5 and 6Writing workshop on Wednesdays. | 10 | Offered | OfferedReading groups | Offered | Offered |
| Upper gradesGrades 7 and 8Project afternoons on Fridays. | 10 | Offered | OfferedReading and writing lab | Offered | Offered |
Fees and what each is for
- Application
- Covers reading the application and meeting the student. Due when a family applies.
- Enrollment
- Holds a place once a family accepts an offer.
- Books and materials
- The texts and supplies for the year, ordered by the school.
- Before care
- From 7:45 a.m., billed by the month for the days a family uses.
- After care
- Until 5:00 p.m., billed by the month for the days a family uses.
- Field trips
- A few day trips in the year, billed when a family signs the permission slip.
Sample programs.
What students do
What students read, make and practice
We say what a week holds and show you the work at a visit.
- Grades 3 and 4
Short books and daily writing
Students read short chapter books with a teacher in groups of a few, write in a notebook every day and learn math with blocks and drawings before numbers.
Reading groups
A writing notebook
Math with objects
Art and music
- Grades 5 and 6
Longer reading and a workshop
Reading moves to longer books, and Wednesdays are a writing workshop where each student plans a piece and talks it through with a teacher.
Longer chapter books
A writing workshop
Science at the bench
Group projects
- Grades 7 and 8
Projects and reasons
Students read across subjects, write in a lab and spend Friday afternoons on projects they plan, build and explain to the class.
A reading and writing lab
Math that asks for reasons
Friday projects
A talk to families to close grade 8
See a class at work
Book a visit day and sit in on a morning lesson.