Academics

Elementary School

Help your child grow from first through fifth grade, with small classes, teachers who know them, and foundations in learning and faith built on our two kindergarten years.

Built on a strong beginning

You want your child to keep growing with confidence after the early years. Elementary carries what began in Kindergarten Beginnings and Kindergarten into first through fifth grade, where early phonics, numbers, and printing grow into reading, writing, and math.

Second graders in school uniforms flashing peace signs and smiles together on the outdoor turf

Nurturing an eager mind

As your child grows, those early skills become tools for understanding and exploring. Every elementary student studies Bible, reading, English, math, history, science, physical education, art, and music. Bible is its own subject, and a Biblical worldview runs through all of them. Students start reading notes in the early grades with instruments like handbells, take up the recorder in third grade, and may join beginning band in fifth grade, finding new ways to develop their God-given abilities.

Students examining nature specimens hands-on in class

Small classes, involved families

Learning takes root in relationships. Classes stay small enough for teachers to know your child and meet them where they are. We ask families to be active partners with teachers as children embrace learning, grow in faith, and learn to show compassion and respect for others.

A boy bent close over his notebook, pencil in hand, at a stack of classroom workbooks

The school day

School begins promptly at 8:00 am and dismisses at 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

Fourth graders lined up and cheering at an overlook with the Golden Gate Bridge and the bay behind them

What comes next

The foundations your child builds here prepare them for the next stage of learning. Elementary students receive enrollment priority into our middle school. Explore how learning and teacher support continue through the middle school years.

Fifth graders leaning on the gym balcony railing and smiling at the camera