Built on a liberal arts foundation

Spanish

We provide a weekly Spanish immersion experience for each of our classrooms. Children build a basic Spanish vocabulary through visuals, songs, and games.

Theater & Art

We partner with Studio East to provide a theatrical class where the children learn about their personal voice, stage presence, verbal and non-verbal expression, and teamwork. In the spring, our theater program culminates with an all-school musical. All children have an age appropriate role and an opportunity to gain confidence in their ability to perform in front of an audience.

Weekly art lessons are tailored to fit the skill level and interest of each grade and focus on unique projects that support their development. From a focus on developing fine motor skills and exploring different art mediums, to learning perspective drawing and landscapes, to developing fine detail, color theory and shading. In the springtime, students take part in creating props and backdrops to be used during the school musical.

Physical Education

Students participate in PE class twice a week where they focus on building conditioning and sports skills. Throughout the year, children work towards conditioning goals as well as building a stronger understanding of a variety of team sports.

Field Trips

Our curriculum is structured to emphasize learning in and outside of the classroom. We believe that a rich education involves engaging curriculum in authentic surroundings where exploration and discovery are at the heart of the experience. Each classroom participates in four to five curriculum based field trips each year. A few examples of these field trips are:

• Seattle Children’s Theatre
• Pacific Science Center
• Kids Quest
• Woodland Park Zoo
• Seattle Aquarium
• Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
• Issaquah Salmon Hatchery
• Bellevue Botanical Gardens
• 21 Acres Center
• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• Hopelink Food Bank
• Redmond City Hall

Debate Club

Our upper grades are invited to participate in our after school debate club. This club provides a safe space to learn the fundamentals of debate, holds low-key inter-school debates against classmates, and finishes the year by participating in a competitive debate against surrounding schools (hosted by Debatable). Our 2018 team placed in the top three with several individual awards given for outstanding personal performances.

Leadership and Outdoor Education

Fourth graders have the unique opportunity to attend a four-day sleepover excursion at Camp Coleman near Gig Harbor, WA. During the week, students engage in a wide range of guided outdoor activities and group initiatives that challenge their ability to work as a team and develop essential leadership skills such as creative problem solving, empathy, listening, and delegation. This is an important opportunity for our students to further develop critical thinking as they are able practice real-life problem solving skills. In addition, students are pushed out of their comfort zones and encouraged to take on new roles within group settings. Our students come back from this experience with more confidence, compassion, deeper friendships, and stronger leadership skills.

In fifth grade, students use scientific inquiry in tandem with technology and experimentation to study geology and earth science. Students have the opportunity to attend Nature Bridge, a week-long environmental education experience on the Olympic Peninsula where they are given the opportunity to apply the scientific process in field studies based on water conservation, geology, forest ecology, or marine sciences.