Grade 4-8

Kindergarten through Grade 8 feature an individualized, anti-biased, character-based curriculum rooted in peace education principles and life skill attainment. The World Schools is pleased to announce that our beautiful campus has expanded to include our Upper Elementary Annex!  The Annex offers our older students in Grades 4 to 8 the opportunity to experience a middle school classroom model.  This model includes activities such as Student council, school newspaper, peer mediation, advanced technology experiences, writing workshops, public speaking, cooking, intramural sports and study skill classes that are an integral part of the curriculum experience in Grades 4 through 8. Extracurricular activities also include track, ice-skating, sledding and karate. 

The academically challenging and developmentally appropriate approach to our curriculum is seamlessly coordinated from grade to grade in order to maximize each child's potential. Our high academic standards and low student/teacher ratio enables each student to have more opportunities to think and grow, and more hands on comprehensive information about the world. Our curriculum is further enriched with specialized instruction in Technology, World Languages, Art, Music, Chorus and Physical Education.

Click here for the 2010-2011 School Year Calendar

Snow Day Policy

Grades 1 through Grade 8 at World Elementary offer a low student to teacher ratio with a maximum class size of 18 students. Classes are conducted five days a week from 8:30am - 3:00pm with the option to extend the day with before and after school care (Big Kids City). Based on the local Board of Education guideline, our curriculum has been expanded and enriched to offer your child more choices. Our goals are to foster physical, social, emotional, cognitive, language, math and creative development - all while enjoying school. 

The program is an in-depth, hands-on experience that addresses the individualized learning styles and intelligence levels of each child. Our children are accepted for who they are, and are encouraged to blossom at their own rate. Classes promote the joy of learning, and are opportunities for our children to learn control over their lives and encouraging the development of their sense of self. Our comprehensive curriculum emphasizes language arts and math while our specialized enrichment programs in Music, Art, Physical Education, World Languages, Health and Technology help make World School unique. Grades 4-8 also feature elective options in addition to the core curriculum and enrichment classes. These electives include: engineering design challenge, healthy cooking, stock market challenge, CPR & First Aid, oral communication skills & more!

Our enrichment programs are an important feature of a World Elementary education. Specialists in the following disciplines meet with the students on a weekly basis:

World Language
In the upper elementary grades, students add French grammar and written expression to their repertoire. Our 4th, 5th and 6th graders also correspond with student pen pals in France. All of our students share their educational accomplishments during the year with others through celebrations including Gustave Eiffel's birthday celebration, a Mardi Gras parade, imaginary trips to France, a fashion show, plays and musical productions and Le Cercle Francais (French Honor Society) 

Technology
In Grades 4-8 there is 1:1 laptop use to incorporate technology in to daily lessons.  In addition, there are computers in each class in,  as well as, a SmartBoard and Mimeos that students may use daily. The Technology program's focus is to use technology to enhance, enrich, and augment classroom learning.  Each grade level program is tailored from year to year to benefit the students' learning styles and development while targeting the topics being studied.  

Click here to view how Technology is used during a Science Lesson with one of our students!

Music and Chorus
Singing, dancing, storytelling, acting, creative expression, and rhythm exercises are some of the curriculum components engaging Kindergarten through Grade Six students on a regular basis. In addition, the music program incorporates the progressive series Share the Music from McGraw Hill. This series supplements the curriculum with concepts including music theory, history, social and cultural commonalties and diversities, various instrumentation and familiarity with acclaimed performers.

Physical Education
Our Physical Education Program is designed to increase our students' awareness of the importance and benefits of physical activity while making physical activity enjoyable. By introducing various sports in a non-competitive atmosphere, we can assist our children in developing their own athletic interests and skills. Emphasis is placed on teamwork, cooperation, effort and good sportsmanship.

Students in our Upper School are also able to participate in school sports teams and clubs such as: Flag Football, Indoor Soccer, Track, Dance Team, Drama, Engineering, Math & Debate Club.

Art
Our Arts Program provides students with the opportunity to express themselves visually. Our program explores the elements of art including shape, form, line, space, color, value and texture. Through the year, using different media, students develop their critical thinking skills including decision making, problem solving, creative and evaluation skills. Art production skills are developed using a variety of two and three-dimensional medial. When applicable, art history knowledge and concepts from other disciplines are also incorporated into lessons.

Other educational enhancements of a World School education include:

• Individualized Educational plans for each student
• Gesell and Terra Nova testing
• Guidance and articulation for continued student success and placement
• Seamless curriculum coordination and multiple intelligences considerations for every ability level and through all grades
• Community service incorporated into the curriculum
• Reading Olympics, "Book It", and D.E.A.R. Literacy Programs that encourage the love of reading
• Sunshine Math and Sum-It Math enrichment programs
• Character Education program highlighted by monthly assemblies, student awards and spirit day themes
• Peer mediation, writing workshops, study skills classes, public spearking and intramural sports are integral parts of the Upper Elementary curriculum.
• Field Trips to curriculum-related educationally stimulating locations such as Seacoast Science Center, Christa McAuliffe Planetarium, Boston Museum of Science, SEE Museum,  and Palace Theater
• Various safety programs at different levels to support efforts to stay healthy and safe - "Risk Watch",  Safe Child and NPD Peer Pressure Awareness Program
• Author's Tea held in May offering an opportunity for our students to share their own works of literature
• St. Jude's Math-a-thon and MDA Hop-a-thon alternately
• Participation in the National Geography Bee