Lower School

 

 

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Lower School

A transformative expedition through the foundational years of pre-kindergarten through fourth grade.

 

Each morning, young artists and musicians, mathematicians and scientists, readers and writers, social scientists and historians bound through the doors of Friends Select’s lower school, eager to greet their teachers and friends. Once inside, they engage with teachers who take great care to talk with them, observe them, listen to them, and understand who they are. From that place of feeling truly known, our students are able to engage with challenging ideas and content, stretching themselves in ways important to them while also contributing to the learning of their classmates. Our program draws upon the strengths and passions of children while developing the skills, conceptual understandings, and sensibilities they will need to thrive in today’s world.

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Educational Journey

 

THE EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY


Friends Select’s lower school is a transformative expedition through the foundational years of pre-kindergarten through fourth grade. At Friends Select, we believe that education is a dynamic process, a series of interconnected steps that foster curiosity, creativity, and compassion. We empower students as agents in their own learning and embrace the guiding values of Quakerism while developing strong skills in our young learners, both academically and social-emotionally.

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Lower School

 

A HOLISTIC APPROACH


The lower school student support team at Friends Select works collaboratively to support the emotional, social, and academic development of the whole child. We believe that social-emotional learning, fostering academic growth and confidence, and building toward developmentally appropriate levels of independence and agency provide a foundation for a child’s success in school and life. 

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“We believe that the children we teach should feel that school is not something done to the child but something done by the child. We also work to wrap ourselves around each student, getting to know them and their strengths and then partnering with parents and guardians to help them succeed.”

 

Dave Younkin

Lower School Director
 

Our Voices

288

LOWER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

38%

FINANCIAL AID

38

TOTAL LOWER SCHOOL FULL-TIME FACULTY

 

 

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