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At The Boyd School Elementary...
...children find learning is a lifelong process, a journey of discovery, rather than a matter of completing assignments. They begin to realize that they love to learn. While the primary-aged child, from age three to six may ask the adult, "Help me do it myself" the elementary child asks, "Help me think of it myself."

At the Boyd School each child's individual needs are addressed. With directresses trained for children ages six to twelve, children progress at their own level. Those who are academically gifted can soar, while those who need more repetition get it in various ways which interest them. All children's different learning styles are nurtured. Kinesthetic, auditory and visual methods are easily integrated into the presentation of the curriculum. Abstract concepts become simply understood through ingenious manipulative.

At the Boyd School, children learn how to learn - effectively and efficiently. These skills will be important in their futures which may include several different careers demanding adaptive learning and resourcefulness.

At the Boyd School, we focus on the whole person. We help to foster moral development by giving children the opportunities to make good choices. Given the time and space they learn to cooperate and collaborate with peers through work. In the process they learn leadership and mentoring skills. Self confidence and healthy self-esteem are nurtured within an environment of mutual respect.

At the Boyd School...
we offer a rich curriculum to all elementary students.

Our job is to enthuse each child to their innermost core. Storytelling ignites the imagination, and those which tell simple truths about the way our world works, enable children to realize that astronomy, geography, history, math and biology are all connected parts of life rather than subjects to be studied. For example: The tilt of the earth's axis accounts for our having seasons and varying lengths of days. This fact could lead to exploring how peoples lives are affected depending on their location on the globe...or a particular people who gazed at the stars' movements through the seasons and built a number system on it..or to growing seasons of the different flora and fauna living on a particular part of the world. Montessori called this cosmic education.

Therefore, it is the job of the directress to take a step back and let children pursue the direction of their work interests during concentrated, uniterrupted work time. Our day is not broken up into short arbitrary segments, and one's interest in a subject is not dictated by a certain time on a given day.

Science

At six years old, children begin to explore the fundamental concepts of science. Chemistry, physics, astronomy, and geology are presented through exciting hands-on demonstrations, followed by the children's own experiments, using proper scientific technique and recording their observations.

Nature

Children are drawn to zoology by a natural love for animals, and they enjoy grouping them by characteristics. These nature lovers become botanists who explore and classify all the treasures seeds, fruits, leaves, and stems-that can be found while walking through the acres of woods that surrounds us.

History

Our study of history combines the great stories about the development of earth and prehistory, with a gratitude to all the named and unnamed inventors who helped humans survive. Children's imaginations are sparked with time lines and artifacts, and then set free to explore people from all places and times.

Geography

Our approach to geography is global-we offer the earth and all the ways we can describe it, both natural and political.

Mathematics

The infinite possibilities of mathematics and geometry are explored with ingenious self- correcting materials that help establish a firm grasp of many concepts. Six year olds begin with the decimal system through millions. The young child can easily follow the processes of multiplication and division when they are presented in a concrete way. As they progress through more and more abstract materials, the process becomes second nature. By the end of the sixth elementary year some concepts, that are not often presented until junior or senior high school, are understood.

Language

We begin looking at the human need for communication and how language was invented. Children explore how language is put together and how we can best express ourselves. Beyond reading, writing and spelling, we study grammar: how words work in a sentence, analyzing structure and parts of speech.

The Integrated Curriculum

We have an integrated curriculum where music, art, crafts, physical education and foreign language are natural parts of each day.

Children make natural connections between the practical and cultural; what is academic is not separate from what is beautiful and enjoyable.

Outside the Classroom (events and trips)

Please clcik the link below to view the Field Trips for the Elementary students.

Field Trip Flyer

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