ELEMENTARY SCHOOL the college school
Experiential Learning At each grade, students master core concepts and academic skills through hands-on learning. By linking curriculum to real-life experiences, students engage in the learning process and discover their unique capabilities. Below are a few examples of how experiential learning comes to life in the elementary grades at The College School.
First Grade Life Cycle First Grade experiences hands-on science through the study of the life cycle of chickens. Students nurture the animals from egg to chicken coop, learning stewardship and responsibility along the way. Maple Syrup Using our LaBarque Campus as their classroom, students use Science, Math, and Language Arts to learn the maple sugaring process. From finding the proper trees and drilling the holes, to carrying the sap to our Sugar Shack and boiling down the sap, First Grade engages deeply in this process, and emerges with new knowledge and skills both in and outside the classroom.
Second Grade Civic Engagement Through our annual Wagon Train of Food, Second Grade leads the collecting, organizing, and counting of more than 5,000 non-perishable food items for a local food pantry. As our hallways become filled with red wagons, our second graders are developing their Math skills and learning what it means to be an active member of their community. Continued on following page ...
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