Our curriculum focuses on reading, writing, social studies, STEM, physical education, and the arts, broadening students' skills and worldviews through practical, real-world contexts.
Students learn through exploration and discovery, actively engaging in asking questions, conducting research, and reflecting on their work.
The Elementary School curriculum is based on the American standards in education.
The standards we use are:
Common Core Standards for Math and Literacy,
Next Generational Science Standards (NGSS) for Science
C3 Framework for Social Studies
National Core Arts Standards for Visual Arts
SHAPE standards for Physical Education
National Core Standards for Music
In Elementary School, teachers utilize a variety of resources that align with the AERO standards for math, which include, Engage NY, Bridges, and Illustrative Math. These resources provide rich, inquiry-based, student-centered instruction. Math instruction focuses on critical thinking, promotes reasoning, and develops core mathematical practices.
In math lessons, students work in pairs and small groups to develop positive math identities, build real world problem-solving skills, show conceptual understanding, and build procedural fluency.
At Concordia, English is the primary language of instruction.
Our ELL program ensures that every student receives the support they need to fully access the curriculum, have equitable opportunities to thrive, and they can make the most of their learning journey.
We offer daily Mandarin lessons for all Elementary students.
Our program gives every student the opportunity to learn and value the cultural heritage of our host country through language immersion, reading, creating, hands-on experiences, and flexible ability groups. This helps to increase appreciation for our diverse community.
We use research-based teaching methods and resources to ensure your child excels in all aspects of literacy development (i.e. listening, speaking, reading, and writing).
Our goal is to foster a love for literacy, ensure that every child progresses confidently through their grade-level standards, and develop skills and understandings that transfer across subject and grade levels.
Elementary School students have opportunities to engage in authentic learning experiences that are based on interests, passion, skills, and curiosity. The expansive menu of more than 50 options is led by teachers and other external professionals.
Our goal is to help students to refine the skills they already have, give them a voice in choosing something they want to learn, and build a strong community. These activities provide students with the opportunity to learn and grow with peers from different grades in Elementary School.
