We realize that the first years of a child's academic life are crucial ones in establishing positive attitudes and dispositions toward learning. We value a young child's natural desire to learn through creation and self-expression. We strive to build upon our students' curiosity while instilling in them a spirit of cooperation, a respect for others and for their ideas, and a satisfaction in personal intellectual growth.

The Academy’s strong literacy and math curriculum provide the basis for work across all subject areas including Science/STREAM, Social Studies, and foreign language. The goal of our Lower School Literacy Curriculum is to create students who are independent, critical thinkers and confident, effective communicators by developing strong reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Students engage daily in productive reading, thinking, talking and writing activities. Through the writing process students develop effective writing and presentation strategies to construct meaning across all content areas. The development of literacy skills is gradual and shifts over time as children grow and the texts they read and pieces they write become more complex. Skills and strategies are introduced at specific grade levels and are practiced, reinforced, and mastered in subsequent grades.