Upper Elementary

Montessori Classroom

By the Upper Elementary level, social interaction has become an important of the student’s school experience. The Upper Elementary curriculum recognizes that social cooperation is an important part of the learning process and the students are encouraged to work together. 

Students at this stage of development are extremely curious and full of wonder and the curriculum supports that high enthusiasm. The curriculum allows for open-ended exploration so that the student gains a purposeful and meaningful appreciation and understanding of a subject. Math becomes fully abstract at this level as students delve into advanced concepts of fractions, decimals, algebra, square and cube root, geometry, measurement, area and volume. In language arts the students engage in creative and research based writing as well as novel discussions. The students investigate ancient and modern civilizations and cultures around the world. They experience indoor and outdoor physical activities as well as continue their experiences in science, Spanish, music, art and computer technology. Their technology experience is expanded as they strengthen their keyboarding skills and design real life projects using applications such as PowerPoint, Excel and Publisher.  

Experiences beyond the classroom are an important part of the Upper Elementary curriculum.  

Trips are student-designed and the ideas are generated from elements selected from the core curriculum. Students help to organize these opportunities by deciding where to go, how to get there, what their itinerary will be, what the cost will be and what the learning objectives will be. They also engage in entrepreneurial business opportunities to secure the funds necessary to take such trips.  These entrepreneurial experiences have even allowed the Upper Elementary students to take an extended trip each spring to places such as Stone Lab, Colonial Williamsburg, Washington, D.C and King’s Island for Math and Physics day.  

Upper Elementary is for children from 9 to 12 years of age and is the equivalent of 4th, 5th and 6th grade. Class is held from 8:45am to 3:15pm. Elementary Aftercare is available from 3:15pm to 6:00pm.

The Upper Elementary environment lays the foundation for the challenging curriculum of the Montessori Middle School.