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Upper School Students Reflect on Weekend at SDLC
Six Kent Place Upper School students recently returned from the NAIS Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC), in Denver.
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Primary School Curriculum
Our integrated curriculum, taught by experienced faculty who know how girls think, feel, and learn, provides a foundation for academic excellence in all fields of study.
Each Primary School classroom is a small learning community in which every child is engaged cognitively, socially, emotionally, and physically. Students learn in nurturing, child-friendly, technologically- infused classrooms where enrichment and acceleration are integral to the academic program, and teachers are responsive to the diverse learning styles, capabilities, and needs of the students. The Primary School environment is an inclusive, engaging, challenging and intellectually safe place for children to explore and celebrate their identities, learn, take risks, and grow to their fullest potential.
Students are exposed to a variety of academic, aesthetic, and co-curricular course offerings that connect and prepare our students for the expectations and rigors of the Middle School program and beyond.
Learn more about the Primary School curriculum below, or read the full course of study here.
Primary School Curriculum Highlights
![PS Computer Science & Engineering Philosophy]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1661468707/kentplaceorg/wo0j5erv6ppokzatl2b5/ComputerScienceEngineering.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1661468707/kentplaceorg/wo0j5erv6ppokzatl2b5/ComputerScienceEngineering.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1661468707/kentplaceorg/wo0j5erv6ppokzatl2b5/ComputerScienceEngineering.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1661468707/kentplaceorg/wo0j5erv6ppokzatl2b5/ComputerScienceEngineering.png","width":900}])
- Computer Science & Engineering
Students gain the content knowledge, skills, and habits of mind to become the next generation of ethical innovators.
![PS English Language Arts Philosophy]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1661468695/kentplaceorg/vu7agmq8rnrpdejo7e2f/English.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1661468695/kentplaceorg/vu7agmq8rnrpdejo7e2f/English.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1661468695/kentplaceorg/vu7agmq8rnrpdejo7e2f/English.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1661468695/kentplaceorg/vu7agmq8rnrpdejo7e2f/English.png","width":900}])
- English
A love of language is the basis for all literacy learning in the Primary School.
![PS Mathematics Philosophy]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1661468589/kentplaceorg/xpwat7odqrn47buv9pf5/Maths.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1661468589/kentplaceorg/xpwat7odqrn47buv9pf5/Maths.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1661468589/kentplaceorg/xpwat7odqrn47buv9pf5/Maths.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1661468589/kentplaceorg/xpwat7odqrn47buv9pf5/Maths.png","width":900}])
- Mathematics
The focus of mathematics curriculum is to develop important foundational mathematical concepts and procedures.
![Kindergarten]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/ibllr25z5nm7ellwiq12/Electives6.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/ibllr25z5nm7ellwiq12/Electives6.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/ibllr25z5nm7ellwiq12/Electives6.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/ibllr25z5nm7ellwiq12/Electives6.png","width":900}])
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Dance
- English
- Mathematics
- Music
- Physical Education
- Science
- Social Studies
- World Language
A balance between exploration and structure, our Kindergarten is a time of magical growth.
![Grade 1]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/k9t7kwgpjy0zssnma5ma/Electives5.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/k9t7kwgpjy0zssnma5ma/Electives5.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/k9t7kwgpjy0zssnma5ma/Electives5.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/k9t7kwgpjy0zssnma5ma/Electives5.png","width":900}])
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Dance
- English
- Mathematics
- Music
- Physical Education
- Science
- Social Studies
- Visual Arts
- World Language
First grade builds on the skills of the previous year in a learning environment that reinforces the developmental shift in intellectual growth.
![Grade 2]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/dsods8bwkmphvbyq2tig/Electives4.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/dsods8bwkmphvbyq2tig/Electives4.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/dsods8bwkmphvbyq2tig/Electives4.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/dsods8bwkmphvbyq2tig/Electives4.png","width":900}])
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Dance
- English
- Mathematics
- Music
- Physical Education
- Science
- Social Studies
- Theater
- Visual Arts
- World Language
Second grade serves to solidify the foundational goals and accomplishments that were introduced during the early primary years.
![Grade 3]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/pbsodhctawmia7trl7eg/Electives3.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/pbsodhctawmia7trl7eg/Electives3.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/pbsodhctawmia7trl7eg/Electives3.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/pbsodhctawmia7trl7eg/Electives3.png","width":900}])
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Dance
- English
- Health & Wellness
- History
- Mathematics
- Music
- Physical Education
- Science
- Social Studies
- Theater
- Visual Arts
- World Language
Learning to read and then reading to learn — this adage characterizes third grade as the big transition year.
![Grade 4]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/cdrg31wcoverpvwu1chj/Electives2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/cdrg31wcoverpvwu1chj/Electives2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/cdrg31wcoverpvwu1chj/Electives2.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/cdrg31wcoverpvwu1chj/Electives2.png","width":900}])
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Dance
- English
- Health & Wellness
- History
- Mathematics
- Music
- Physical Education
- Science
- Social Studies
- Theater
- Visual Arts
- World Language
Fourth grade continues to foster independence, autonomy, responsibility, collaboration, and organization.
![Grade 5]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/gampoid9ebue79uenj6v/Electives.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/gampoid9ebue79uenj6v/Electives.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/gampoid9ebue79uenj6v/Electives.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1661469252/kentplaceorg/gampoid9ebue79uenj6v/Electives.png","width":900}])
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Dance
- English
- Health & Wellness
- History
- Mathematics
- Music
- Performing Arts
- Science
- Social Studies
- Theater
- Visual Arts
- World Language
Fifth grade, the culmination of the Primary School experience, connects the past with the future in preparation for Middle School.