Lower School
Welcome to Saint David's
Mrs. Hope Lippens, Head of Lower School
Confident, Kind Learners
Lower School (Grades Pre-K through Three) boys love to discover and explore. In a structured, challenging, dynamic academic environment, they develop confidence as learners.
Following the Golden Rule, Pre-Primary grade boys learn to work and play together while growing in independence. Beginning in pre-kindergarten, boys participate in field trips where they explore the surrounding community and learn from the myriad resources in our city.
Language arts and mathematics are at the core of the academic curriculum. Direct instruction is balanced with group and individualized work. Hands-on activities make math real and integrate it into other disciplines.
Several times each week, Lower School boys are fully immersed in the Spanish language and experience cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Boys acquire Spanish speaking and listening skills through interactive language activities that parallel what the boys are learning in other subjects, deepening their understanding of multiple disciplines.
Interdisciplinary STEAM classes take boys on project-based learning adventures in which they collaborate to address challenges. These range from programming Bee Bots to follow a designated route, to designing three-dimensional cardboard structures outfitted with lighting and other conveniences, to engineering a mini-vehicle to race down a fifty-foot track in the Nerdy Derby.
During daily sports periods boys have fun while developing physical skills, teamwork, and good sportsmanship.
By the end of the third grade, the last year of Lower School, Saint David's boys have mastered fundamental skills. Over the course of their Lower School years, they have discovered the foundations of what it means to be good men.
