Elementary

Guided by our teachers and the LifePlus 9 Qualities for Life, students develop maturity in handling feelings, resolving conflicts, and making healthy friendships. A strong character education program focuses on helping children to develop soft skills which are essential for becoming globally-minded individuals who learn, love and lead.

The love of performances and joy of artistic expression is nurtured during Visual Arts and Music classes. And as students discover new skills and techniques as they create their own ideas as well as sing, dance or play instruments, they discover their personal interests and find connections across life.

Children are instructed in differentiated small groups in literacy-rich classrooms beginning with explicit systematic phonics instruction and then grow in their capacity to read complex text, write at length and depth, and explore pressing issues in the world around them to become successful independent readers.

China is an amazing stage for learning and experiences and our Chinese program is no different. Chinese classes cater to beginner, novice, advanced or native Chinese learners, with small classes to differentiate instruction and meet students at any stage in their Chinese story.

Science learning begins and ends with the asking of questions. Students engage in the scientific method as they explore learning through hands-on projects, engaging activities, and guided experiments. Mathematics develops a solid understanding of the numeration system with ever-increasing problem-solving skills based on real-world applications with manipulatives and other tools.