 | The Lower School is a vibrant, diverse learning community committed to nurturing and challenging young minds and bodies.
A developmental approach recognizes that children learn at many different rates during the early school years. As children grow and mature, the curriculum gradually accelerates to foster the educational potential of each student. Our Lower School community includes 265 children, 20 full-time classroom teachers and assistants, and 15 support and specialized instruction personnel. Kindergarten and first grade consist of three classes each, and second through fifth grades are comprised of two classes per grade. Poly is a place where children develop their sense of awe and wonder about the world around them, where they come to see learning as a lifelong, joyous pursuit.
What characterizes Poly’s Lower School?
- The sense of shared purpose and commitment to an inclusive community
- An appreciation of individual contributions and strengths
- The experience, consistency, and excellence of the staff
- An atmosphere in which exploration, experimentation, and risk-taking are all valued and encouraged
- Daily opportunities for hands-on learning
- Resource teachers in math, reading, and technology
- A library and media center stocked with more than 20,000 titles, fully automated online catalogues, a wide variety of periodicals and newspapers, including more than 30 magazines published for children, and a comprehensive set of reference materials
- Six athletic coaches who teach physical education
- Multi-disciplinary teaching units
- An emphasis on cooperative learning through group projects and teamwork
- The acquisition of life skills as well as academic skills
- The commitment to community outreach and service at all grade levels
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| | | Paula Martin
Director of Lower School
(626)396.6401
Assistant to the Lower School Director
(626)396.6402 |
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