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Our deep and diverse academic coursework—featuring accelerated work in science, engineering, technology and mathematics—is uniquely designed for the intellectually curious; preparing them for our challenging Upper School.

​All of our Lower School classes are delivered in block-schedule and each meet for 85 minute sessions.

Lower School Courses


Language Arts: Writing, Grammar, and Literature
Each year, students work on grammar, writing, and reading literature, both English literature and literature from around the world. 
  • Language Arts 4 & 5
    • Year A (2019-2020): Fairy Tales & Myths
    • Year B (2020-2021): Jr. Great Books 5 and Alice, Peter, and the Mole Trilogy
  • Language Arts 6: Great Books Roundtable 1& Search Trilogy
  • Language Arts 7: Great Books Roundtable 2 & Fog Trilogy
  • Language Arts 8: Great Books Roundtable 3 & Shadow Trilogy
  • Electives

Humanities: History, Social Studies, and Nonfiction 
  • 4th & 5th Grades
    • Year A (2019-2020): Foundations of U.S. History: Pre-Colonial Times to 1865
    • Year B (2020-2021): World History: Science Throughout History: 14th - 19th Centuries
  • 6th Grade: World History: Ancient History Through Modern Times
  • 7th Grade:  U.S. History: 1860s - 1960s
  • 8th Grade: U.S. Civics and Government
  • Electives

​Community 
Each year, students work on developing a growth mindset, understanding perfectionism, managing emotions, study skills, digital citizenship, and gratitude. Students also undetake a community service project.  

​Mathematics
  • Blended Classroom: Math 4, Math 5, Math 6, Math 7, PreAlgebra
  • HS Algebra I (Honors)
  • HS Honors Geometry
  • HS Algebra II (Honors)
  • Electives

Science (3x week)
  • 4th & 5th Grades: Earth Science
    • Year A (2019-2020): Mineralogy, Geology, Geomorphology, plate tectonics, Meteorology, and Oceanography
    • Year B (2020-2021): Ecology, Wetlands, Climate, and Planetary Science
  • 6th Grade: Honors Biology
  • 7th Grade: Honors Chemistry
  • 8th Grade: Honors Algebra-Based Physics
  • Electives
Computer Science 
Each year, students work on progressively more challenging projects to cover each of these units: Computational Thinking, Robotics, Cybersecurity, Computer Science Fundamentals, and Problem Solving.
  • Computer Science 4 & 5
    • Year A (2019-2020): Computer Science Foundations
    • Year B (2020-2021): Computational Design Introduction
  • Computer Science 6 
  • Computer Science 7 
  • Computer Science 8 
  • Electives

​Engineering 
  • Engineering 4 & 5
    • Year A (2019-2020): Introduction to Environmental, Civil, Electrical, Transportation, Mechanical, and Materials Engineering
    • Year B (2020-2021): Introduction to Industrial, Bioengineering, Acoustical, Ocean, Aeronautical, Aerospace, Biomedical, and Civil Engineering
  • Engineering  6: Engineering Foundations 
  • Engineering  7: Engineering Explorations
  • Engineering  8: Engineering Creations with CAD/CAM 
  • Electives

Physical Education 

Electives: Foreign Language
  •  Spanish
    • Enrichment Spanish 
    • HS Spanish I 
  • Mandarin Chinese
    • Enrichment Chinese 
    • HS Chinese I

Electives: Fine & Performing Arts
  • Art 101 & 102
  • Photography 101 & 102
  • Theater
  • Improv
  • A Capella
  • Digital Music Production
  • Drumming
  • Groove Lab
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