The Lower School is a division of Eastminster School which offers students in kindergarten through fourth grade an opportunity to learn in a positive, nurturing, and safe environment.
The goals of our activity-based curriculum are to:
- develop confident, independent learners through a strong academic program,
- build character and develop responsible community members,
- offer students a broad exposure to our Eastminster canon which encompasses great works of art, music, film, architecture, and literature,
- encourage children to be physically fit and to help them learn how to maintain healthy lifestyles, and
- promote children’s ability to be creative problem solvers.
Our students participate in small and large group instruction, receive individualized attention, and have the unique opportunity to use the School’s woodlands and lake area as part of classroom instruction.
We feel that a strong partnership between home and school is essential to the development of purposeful and successful students. Parent involvement in the classroom is an integral part of our hands-on approach to teaching.
Eastminster School endeavors to identify and feature the unique characteristics of each child, providing individual attention when needed. Our teachers design activities for students to have opportunities to apply knowledge and skills from different disciplines.
Students are challenged to integrate different areas of the curriculum during the normal course of the school day. Students are expected to be engaged in reading, writing, speaking, thinking, sharing, and helping; the physical layout of the classroom, the availability of resources, and the classroom environment reflect this. Students are challenged to be involved in some activity at all times.
Teachers engage students routinely by asking questions, or by answering questions, and do so in such a way the students are routinely pressed for additional ideas or information. Students are challenged to go deeper and offer full answers through their interaction with their teachers and peers.
