Academics

Elementary School

Give your child a strong beginning, with small classes, teachers who know them, and foundations in learning and faith from Kindergarten Beginnings through fifth grade.

A strong beginning

You want your child to begin school ready to learn and supported along the way. In Kindergarten Beginnings, our full-day class for four-year-olds, children are introduced to phonics, numbers, and printing. Kindergarten continues that beginning with a full-day academic program, building foundations for the elementary years ahead.

Three kindergarten boys playing with blocks and toy vehicles on the classroom floor

Nurturing an eager mind

As your child grows, those early skills become tools for understanding and exploring. Every elementary student studies Bible, reading, English, math, history, science, physical education, art, and music. Bible is its own subject, and a Biblical worldview runs through all of them. Students start reading notes in the early grades with instruments like handbells, take up the recorder in third grade, and may join beginning band in fifth grade, finding new ways to develop their God-given abilities.

Students examining nature specimens hands-on in class

Small classes, involved families

Learning takes root in relationships. Classes stay small enough for teachers to know your child and meet them where they are. We ask families to be active partners with teachers as children embrace learning, grow in faith, and learn to show compassion and respect for others.

A boy bent close over his notebook, pencil in hand, at a stack of classroom workbooks

The school day

School begins promptly at 8:00 am and dismisses at 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

A kindergarten graduate in a blue cap and gown walks forward as classmates sit behind
An early milestone: kindergarten graduation.

What comes next

The foundations your child builds here prepare them for the next stage of learning. Elementary students receive enrollment priority into our middle school. Explore how learning and teacher support continue through the middle school years.