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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Looking for a warm nurturing lower school with small class sizes, phonics based reading approach (not whole word, not balanced literacy), Singapore Math, and 2 recess periods a day. Play based learning and time for open-ended creative and dramatic play in the early years and a fantastic music program are welcome too.

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Beauvoir. Warm, nuturing - both in spades. Small class size - on the face of it not really - 20-22 per class but they are broken into small groups for almost everything. In half for spanish and library, in groups of twos or threes for reading and math based on ability but with these groups constantly changing. Math is not Singapore math but includes elements of Singapore math plus elements from other progams. I have lots of math training (but not an educator) and am happy with where my second grader is in math. There is good depth to understanding of concepts. 2 recess everyday in early grades, including on their new wonderful playground. lots of trips outdoors and around the close. PE twice a week. Music is good but is american style experience based learning. If you want lots of musical theory look elsewhere. However, we stopped going to Levine early childhood classes because the material was already being covered in school. Science, I know you did not ask, but that is amazing. The graders did great hands-on experiements with magnets and mirrors, etc. Lots of time for creative and dramatic play in the early years too - the classroom dramatic play corner is changed up regularly. During pre-K , for example, there was a shop, a stage with props, a space ship amoung others at different points. And the play kitchen and block area were always there. Creative play continues still in the second grade but obviously less time but role play is still part of learning. The creativity continues in other ways with the story writing and peotry. Art program is good too but is a little more structured/directed than I wanted at first but now I see that there is plenty of time elsewhere in the day for free art expression and in art they learn more about techniques to help express ideas. My house is over-flowing with artwork! I am lots of supplies at home and my kid just goes to town and takes what she learned and adds her own stuff and is not afraid to try anything. Great school for a curious child![/quote]

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