The main focus of Pre-primary is showing children that they can do anything, building their confidence, capability, and enjoyment in learning. Pre-primary features an integrated curriculum in which students are learning and practicing multiple disciplines in blended units.  For example, when talking about trees, they measure, count, learn new vocabulary, and do fine motor work....

The main focus of Pre-primary is showing children that they can do anything, building their confidence, capability, and enjoyment in learning. Pre-primary features an integrated curriculum in which students learn and practice multiple disciplines in blended units.  For example, when talking about trees they measure, count, learn new vocabulary, and do fine motor work. However,...

Questions of society and culture are woven through many of the lessons in Pre-primary, whether students are discussing the diversity of our physical traits or the different roles people play in society.  To  understand how our current society evolved, children begin with a basic understanding of time: today or long ago?  Now or then?  Comparing...

Pre-primary students build a foundation of thinking like a scientist, feeding their curiosity about the natural world with a practice of observation, prediction, and experimentation.  Following students’ natural interests, our course of study can range from ants on the playground to collecting, counting, and categorizing leaves from every kind of tree on Moses Brown’s 33-acre...

STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) studies are a natural fit for Pre-primary students.  Their innate curiosity about how the world around them works drives them to try, tinker, and experiment in ways that–properly nurtured–thrive into adulthood, turning students into inventors and entrepreneurs. By attending weekly classes with the Lower School Technology teacher, Pre-primary students...

As we study different cultures and traditions throughout the year, we introduce vocabulary from other languages.  Students are invited to teach their classmates about their heritage, culture, and any special words they may use with their extended family.  In this way we learn from one another, celebrating our classmates as leaders, teachers, and collaborators in...

Everything in the Pre-primary music curriculum is framed by the love of music and musical play.  Whether learning to keep a steady beat with our bodies, to match pitch with our voices and sing in unison, or develop our vocabulary for describing music, the focus is always on fun.  At Moses Brown, every child is...