UPPER ELEMENTARY (9-12 YEARS)
The Upper Elementary classroom at Vedic kids offers students in 4th to 6th grades a customized learning environment. The Upper elementary is designed to have smaller class sizes with a 1:15 teacher-to-student ratio, allowing for many opportunities for individualized attention and to foster self-paced learning.
The Upper Elementary classroom is:
DEVELOPMENTAL NOTES: 4TH TO 6TH GRADES
We at vedic kids The Upper Elementary Classroom is an extension of the students’ world. As such, the emotional aspects of the elementary students play an important role in their development. We help the students understand how to work, fit in and be a part of a community in a positive and productive way. At this level, we do not shy away from difficulties or issues; instead, we work through them in a healthy manner.
The classroom is very calm and productive, but at times also lively and exciting, as collaborative activities take place. Character lessons and team building creates an ever-changing and engaging environment. Each year, we create a group Mission Statement, and discuss and make the rules of the classroom. Emphasis is placed on this classroom as the students’ community—therefore, they must play an integral role in how it should be experienced.
OUR UPPER ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM
The look and feel of an Upper Elementary Montessori classroom is designed to encourage a positive learning environment and to foster independence.
Our classroom environment includes:
Plants, animals, natural light, beautiful materials, and a home-like feel that the students are responsible for taking care of
Outside work space
“Works” that are arranged to create independence
Individualized learning plans to help keep children challenged
Self-paced learning and organization skills building, using planners and binders