Lower Elementary Academy (Grades 2-4)
This is a one-day per week, 4.5-hour drop-off program for students that runs from 9:30 am – 2:00 pm. The parent is NOT required to stay on campus during this time. All teachers have had a background check completed. We cover literature, art, history, and science with the students. They eat a home-packed nut-free lunch and have lots of outside recess time. We run this program on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, or Fridays. You choose the day that works best for you. Students are dropped off in our kiss-and-ride line and picked up at the end of the day in the same manner. Caregivers never need to leave their car!
- Literature
- Welcome to Adventures in Reading, a dynamic book club tailored for young explorers in grades 2-4! The anticipated book titles for the upcoming year will be revealed in early August. Your child is asked to read around 20-25 pages weekly throughout the year. The reading level of the text is geared towards third-grade ability, and audiobook options are available for almost all selections. Lower academy students are often asked to write a sentence or two and draw as a group during this class.
- Unicorn Rescue Society, The Creature of the Pines by Adam Gidwitz, ISBN-13: 978-0735231726, https://amzn.to/4iqp9kc
- Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl, ISBN 13: 978-0142410349, https://amzn.to/44JqFYW, EVERY LEVEL WILL READ THIS BOOK AT THE SAME TIME for a one school, one book moment.
- Donovan’s Word Jar, by Monalisa DeGross, ISBN-13: 978-0064420891, https://amzn.to/43XR4lJ
- Poppy by Avi, ISBN-13: 978-0380727698, https://amzn.to/49Y6hqN
- Science – Environmental Science
- Embark on a journey into the fascinating world of environmental science! In this engaging and hands-on course, students will explore key environmental topics such as fossil fuels, air pollution, climate change, the greenhouse effect, food chains, pollination, the atmosphere, waste management, and civic responsibility. Through fun experiments, outdoor observations, and interactive activities, students will gain a deeper understanding of how our planet works and what we can do to help protect it.
- Art – Hands-on Art
- Another year of art exploration is at hand – more artists, more techniques, more art mediums. From working through drawing and painting to sculpting with clay and exploring mixed media, budding artists will unleash their creativity through a kaleidoscope of colors, shapes, and textures in this journey through the wonders of art.
- History
- This spring, we will continue our journey through the ancient world. Our studies will take us around the world, discovering the civilizations of the Greeks, the empire of Mali, the Chinese, and the Mesoamericans, among others. As we learn about them, we will focus on the aspects that made them a civilization, like the cities they built, the governments they created, the different jobs they had, and the art they made.
Minimum Required Enrollment: 7
Course Length: 4.5-hour class once per week/ 16 weeks / 54 hours/ semester
Cost – Payment Plans:
- Lump-Sum Payment – Full payment at registration.
- Total Cost: $880 ($12.22/hour, $55/day for 16 weeks)
- 2- Month Payment Plan – 10% deposit at registration with the remainder split over 2 payments due on 1 Feb and 1 March 25.
- 10% Registration Deposit: $89.60
- First Payment – Due 1 Feb: $403.20
- Final Payment – Due 1 Mar: $403.20
- Total Cost: $896 ($12.43/hour, $56/day for 16 weeks)
- 4- Month Payment Plan – 10% deposit at registration with the remainder split over 4 payments due on 1 Feb, 1 Mar, 1 Apr, 1 May 25
- 10% Registration Deposit: $91.20
- First Payment – Due 1 Feb: $205.20
- Second Payment – Due 1 Mar: $205.20
- Third Payment – Due 1 Apr: $205.20
- Final Payment – Due 1 May: $205.20
- Total Cost: $ 912 ($12.66/hour, $57/day for 16 weeks)