较低的学校

Our lower school begins with our phonics–based reading and advanced mathematics programs. bet365中文的历史, 科学, 艺术, 音乐, 外语, and Bible classes allow young students to grow and flourish. In third grade, students begin Latin, and in fourth grade, students are introduced to economics. Students are taught through traditional and context-based learning.

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Four-year-old kinderg艺术en sets the groundwork for a lifetime of learning. At the 费尔法克斯基督教学校, children advance quickly in our safe, 有益健康的, 快乐的, and nurturing environment with a friendly approach to structure and discipline and an enthusiasm for learning which establishes a strong educational foundation. 

The 较低的学校 enrolls students from pre-kinderg艺术en through fourth grade. These are the most formative years in a child’s life, and the lower school takes pride in offering a mastery approach to learning. Children advance quickly in a safe, 有益健康的, 快乐的 and nurturing environment with a friendly approach to structure and discipline.

Our curriculum is age-appropriate, and children build skills in critical thinking, 推理, 研究, 和沟通. 学术能力强, 道德和社会价值观, the 费尔法克斯基督教学校 creates a foundation that will last a lifetime.

Lower school students learn to read with phonics, a systematic approach to the English language. Based on the McGuffey Readers, our phonics curriculum has been used in private schools and by homeschooling families nationwide. Students also become skilled in reading comprehension, spelling, grammar, writing, and penmanship. Our small class size enables us to teach reading in small groups and one on one. Students read aloud and also have a group story time. The key is constant practice and making reading and English fun.

Mathematical concepts begin with spatial and logical learning. Students learn to visualize numbers, 数, 开始的因素, 除了, 减法, 乘法, 和分裂. Students are also introduced to concepts such as 数ing money and telling time. We use an assortment of hands-on learning materials to help aid students, 包括计数器, 花纹块, 联锁数据集, play money and toy clocks to help illustrate concepts. Lower school students master arithmetic including the memorization of 乘法 tables, 长除法, fractions and introduction to algebraic and geometric concepts.

Science is an investigative, hands-on subject in our lower school. Studies include the zoology, 物理, 地球科学, astronomy and oceanography, 计算机概论, 健康和更多. Students use the vast campus for many outdoor 科学 projects and have access to the 科学 labs, and our middle and high school faculty whose level of expertise instill passion and curiosity in our students.

World language learning begins in kinderg艺术en with French. Students begin our Latin program in third grade. Lower school students also have the opportunity to learn Spanish, 德国, Korean and Chinese in our after-school programs.

Bible and History come alive with stories and hands-on projects. Students are introduced to the Old and New Testament through storytelling, using traditional Bible stories. They are taught ancient history through their Bible curriculum including units on Babylon, 埃及, 以色列, ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. Our lower school history curriculum explores United States history, civics, and Virginia history.

Art and 音乐 are integral to our curriculum. Our 艺术 program encourages creativity and 艺术istic advancement through coloring, 画, 绘画, 塑造, 建模和更多. Our 音乐 students perform in our fall concert and spring 音乐al, 学会读谱, sing and play instruments.

Learning does not stop once the school day ends. Students have access to many enrichment activities that are all located on campus including Ballet, 国际象棋俱乐部, 西班牙俱乐部, 中国的俱乐部, 障碍高尔夫, 足球abc, 艺术俱乐部, 戏剧俱乐部, 和更多的!
 

夏令营, 暑期学业bet365中文, and before and after school extended care is available for all lower school students.