Intermediate

Grades 3-5 are pivotal years in a child’s education.  Students are taught to be higher-level critical thinkers. They are guided in accumulating and organizing information and are invited to question the world around them. In these grades, reading becomes a learning tool, math concepts become more abstract, and horizons become wider in subjects such as science and social studies.

Socially, your child will progress from simply making friends to functioning as a group all while developing and cultivating their own personalities.  Deeper, more sophisticated relationships and connections with peers begin to form, and friendships are created that will last a lifetime.

Gently but surely, expectations are raised and responsibilities are instilled.  In third grade, planners and formal grading systems are introduced.  In fourth grade, organizational skills are strengthened.  Your child will be introduced to research and essay writing.   Problem-solving skills are an increasingly important component in math classes as your child masters more complex word problems that begin to approach abstract concepts of early algebra and geometry.