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Academics
Academic Divisions (JK-12)
Lower School
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Beginning a lifelong
Love of learning
The Lower School provides a strong foundation for learning and discovery for our youngest Spartans. From an early age, Steward students discover that the world is a fascinating place. Hands-on learning, engineering challenges, field trips, and performances are all integrated into the academic curriculum at every level to ensure deep learning and meaningful connections.
The journey of a Lower School student spans a wide range of skills and development as the children learn about themselves, their communities, and the world through social studies, mathematics, reading and writing, science, and more. The core academic content is complemented by a deliberate integration of our specials: Spanish, engineering, art, music, theatre, character education, library, physical education, and computational thinking. Students in the Lower School develop a strong sense of themselves as learners and thinkers.
Our experience shows that with our small classes and high degree of personal attention, students can be introduced to a broad spectrum of content at a young age. In the process of gaining skills and mastery, our students learn to ask questions, apply reason to their problem solving, and think critically about their learning.
By the end of Lower School, your child will have learned how to read, calculate, navigate challenges, and more. More than anything else, they will have established a love of learning that should persist throughout their remaining years in school.
Tour the Lower School!
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Activities
The Lower School incorporates many exciting festivities and traditions through the year including:- Beach Day
- Lower School Spirit Night
- Fall Carnival
- Field Day
- Fifth-Grade Leadership Program
- Grandparents and Special Friends Day
- Holiday Program
- Oratorical Program
- Student Talent Night
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Facilities
Dixon Hall houses the Lower School with 19 classrooms, a library, the Innovation Station, staff offices, tutoring areas, nurse’s clinic, and the offices of the Center for the Advancement of Learning. In addition to Dixon Hall, the Lower School students use the Athletic Center and the Cramer Center for the Arts on a daily basis. These state-of-the-art facilities enhance our programs and offer more opportunities for deep curricular connections.
Highlights of Dixon Hall include:- Administrative Wing: The primary entrance for the Lower School houses offices for the Director of Lower School, the academic dean, and the division assistant
- 19 classrooms each equipped with Smartboards, document cameras, and iPads
- Innovation Station: A dedicated space, complete with a full kitchen, for hands-on projects, maker space activities, and computational thinking classes for all Lower School students
- Library: A warm and welcoming facility with capacity for 15,000 volumes
- Charlotte’s Corner: A special reading nook, honoring former Lower School Director Weezie Wiltshire
Lower School News
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Once Upon a Tough Topic
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Classroom Happenings: Food and Fractions
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Classroom Happenings: Grade 5 Science Fair
Discovery and skill-building
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