DEVELOPING THE WHOLE CHILD
A great education includes ample opportunities for scholars to explore, have fun, and pursue passions beyond academics. We make sure scholars have plenty of time to play — with an outdoor recess period, daily choice time and blocks for Kindergartners, and ballroom dancing for fourth graders.
Our schools also offer a robust selection of specials, including art, chess, sports, and — depending on the school — dance, music, or theater. Scholars have one 45-minute special per day. In grades K-2, they rotate through all specials; in grades 3-4, they select two specials to study all year long. Starting in third grade, scholars can participate in after-school clubs and teams.
A great education includes ample opportunities for scholars to explore, have fun, and pursue passions beyond academics. We make sure scholars have plenty of time to play — with an outdoor recess period, daily choice time and blocks for Kindergartners, and ballroom dancing for fourth graders. Our schools also offer a robust selection of specials, including art, chess, sports, and — depending on the school — dance, music, or theater. Scholars have one 45-minute special per day. In grades K-2, they rotate through all specials; in grades 3-4, they select two specials to study all year long. Starting in third grade, scholars can participate in after-school clubs and teams.
Kindergarteners participate in choice time or blocks for one hour each day. During choice time, scholars choose among stations for dramatic play, painting, legos, and other activities. In blocks, scholars work with their peers to create increasingly complex structures. This daily play period develops our kindergartners’ cognitive, social-emotional, and motor skills, and gives them plentiful opportunities to engage in collaborative problem-solving.
In Visual Arts, scholars explore and engage with their own ideas and the world around them. Working with materials that include clay, collage, photography, painting, and printmaking, scholars gain technical skills and the ability to express themselves visually. Scholars are also exposed to famous works of artists past and present, which provides them with points of connection and an understanding that they are part of a global artistic tradition.
In Performing Arts, scholars study music, dance, or theater and explore a variety of genres and styles. Scholars develop technical and creative facility as they tell the stories of their imaginations, their lives, and their communities, and they showcase their learning in bi-annual performances. Starting in third grade, scholars can try out for the network-wide Success Academy Youth Chorus.