小学

9项清单.

• 艺术

  First and second graders take Creative Dance and Movement to understand and value their bodies in action; strengthen the mind/body connection; and increase self-esteem, 动觉意识和社交技巧. Drama is offered beginning in second grade; skills are integrated and developed through scene work and gently taught through exercises that become more complex as children move through the grade levels. The music curriculum is based on the Orff-Schulwerk process and includes options in chorus, 字符串, 管乐器和乐队. 通过视觉艺术课程, 学生在泥塑中建立基本的技能和技巧, 绘画, 版画, 画, 雕塑和拼贴.

• 体育运动

  小学体育项目, 面向五年级学生, 强调安全, 公平竞争, 参与, 自信, 技能发展和乐趣. Fifth-grade athletics takes place after school; players practice together and play games against other schools. 五年级的运动有三个“季节”:
  
  

  • 秋季:男女同校的旗帜橄榄球和女子篮球
  • 冬季:男子篮球，女子排球和男女混合游泳
  • 春季:男女混合足球和男子排球

• 人类发展

  人类发展项目包括生活技能, 体育课, 环境和户外教育(EOE)和服务学习. 通过生活技能, children express their thoughts and feelings on a variety of topics and learn conflict mediation, 说心里话，用心倾听. The 体育课 program emphasizes teamwork and sportsmanship; physical fitness and mind/body awareness; skill development; and respect for oneself and others. Fourth and fifth graders participate in overnight EOE trips to study early California history and marine biology, 分别. 通过服务学习计划, students engage in projects including conservation; working with the elderly; contributing to local food banks; and advocating for those marginalized in our society and communities.

• 语言艺术

  我们平衡的识字课程使学生变得独立, 灵活和有弹性的读者和作家. 孩子们阅读了一系列代表我们多样化的城市和世界的文学作品. 他们有很强的音位意识, 流利, 词汇和理解, and understand that a text’s meaning is derived through an interchange between the reader and the text. Instruction is scaffolded so that students gradually learn to read increasingly complex texts. Writing is taught as an explicit skill and with ample time for independent practice. Students create authentic pieces of writing intended for specific audiences and learn how to generate writing ideas across topics and genres.

• 图书馆与科技

  图书馆项目以文学和信息素养为中心，包含13个,000册图书和资料. Students learn about the Dewey Decimal System; use encyclopedias and other reference materials to create reports; and utilize the online catalog to find books and eBooks. 五年级结束的时候, 他们使用地图册, 本年历, biographical dictionaries and electronic databases to find information for their research reports. 小学设有STEAM实验室(科学、技术、工程、艺术) & 数学)和其他技术资源来支持学生的学习. 幼儿园和一年级学生每周都会参观STEAM实验室, 二年级到五年级的学生在跨学科的“技术周”期间在那里学习.五年级年度科技合作, “Robotathon,” showcases students’ ability to design and construct a machine that can complete a number of challenges.

• 数学

  数学课程是概念性的，具有挑战性的，并以最佳实践为基础. 我们也努力让它变得有趣! 学生们学习如何使用模型进行推理和交流, numbers and words; form mathematical arguments and respectfully critique the reasoning of others; choose appropriate tools to explore and make meaning; persevere in solving problems; attend to efficiency and accuracy in solutions; and demonstrate computational 流利. 数学教学是有区别的，以支持不同的学习者, 采用基于共同核心标准的年级基准.

• 科学

  Students experience a world of hands-on science exploration and discovery; gain an appreciation of scientific inquiry; and develop scientific literacy. Our young scientists are introduced to a broad range of disciplines and content—including biology, 工程, 设计思考, 物理, 化学和机器人，同时不断努力发展他们的技能, 以及对, 科学的流程. The Next Generation 科学 Standards (NGSS) are referenced to help design classroom learning experiences that are relevant and stimulate students’ interests in science; help them find a passion in the field; promote confidence for the subject; and foster a curiosity and will to learn.

• 社会研究

  通过社会研究课程, 学生探索他们周围的世界, making meaningful connections between the past and present and gaining an understanding of their place in the world. 在幼儿园, 学生们从反省自己的身份开始, gradually expanding their perspective to include different kinds of families and members of their school community. 随着学生年龄的增长, they explore topics related to social justice and activism; local geography and climate; understanding the lives of those from different backgrounds; and the various civil rights movements that have formed modern-day American democracy.

• 西班牙语

  In the early grades, children hear the sounds of the language through songs and stories. 他们注重用词和发音, 学习英语和西班牙语的区别. 学生通过角色扮演学习西班牙语, 基于项目的学习, 互动游戏及活动. 每年, students showcase their growing language skills by working collaboratively and creating a project. 孩子们参与有关文化的对话, 传统, 遗产, 移民与迁移, 以及许多其他与社会正义有关的话题. Students learn about the Latinx diaspora; through their newly acquired language skills, 他们学会用不同的视角看世界.