In the first and second grade programs, children's learning of the world outside the classroom is furthered through units of in-depth study of the human body, animal kingdom, and cultures and customs of people. The study of mathematics and inquiry-based science is meaningful to the lessons that are taught in specific units. Skill development and basic mastery are of the greatest importance in grades one and two because they lay the foundation for higher thinking and learning in the last two years of the Lower School Program. In grades one and two, the child's intellectual, emotional and physical development become important to classroom learning and class lessons, as well. Yet, essential to the curriculum in grades one and two are the ideals of community and family, emphasized in the interaction with their school peers in the Upper School program.

The third grade program challenges students to begin exploring the threads of existence inherent in social circles, and how families, groups, and communities of people contribute to the unique beauty of the tapestry of our existence. In-depth unit study of Native Americans provides students with the opportunity to understand and inquire about the basic history of their homeland. Investigation and research become essential to learning in the third grade, and the first research project is completed. Language development is woven around the themes studied in the third grade, and there is a greater focus on the student's relationship with the environment. Therefore, acknowledging the child's individual presence in the world outside the classroom, for third grade students, is of the essence.

The fourth grade curriculum draws on the elements of the student's real life experiences. Local history, mythology, war and conflict, and classic literature and poetry are introduced. Main Lessons, extended periods of study during which all academic subjects are taught, are given each morning. Main Lessons have proven to be a successful and distinguishing way to cover curriculum intensively, providing the fullest immersion in a subject. In fourth grade, students begin to emulate and respect those who achieve magnificent goals, but still attain human qualities, feel human emotions, survive human struggles, and encounter human confrontations. Therefore, heroes and heroines are studied. Unique to the fourth grade curriculum is the study of a stringed instrument (violin, viola, cello) and classroom orchestra.