Lower School
The Lower School of Naples Classical Academy encompasses Kindergarten through Fifth Grade
The Goal of Classical Education in the Lower School
Classical education is not merely career preparation. It is an education for life. Therefore our lower school education focuses on preparing young scholars to be curious, creative, virtuous, as well as laying groundwork for literacy and thoughtfulness to prepare them for upper school studies.
Lower School Curriculum
Children are curious about the natural world and the society in which they live. They have a natural love for stories, songs, and art. Our curriculum builds on these natural aptitudes and feeds this natural hunger by providing students with the information they need to be culturally literate.
Reading, Literacy, and Phonics
Children begin by learning the foundations of the English language, advance to the writing of concise and grammatically correct sentences, and finally begin to write paragraphs and essays.
Singapore Math
Singapore Math is a cohesive, deep, and focused mathematics curriculum, for Kindergarten through Seventh Grade, with the goal of developing algebraic thinking.
An Education Built on Virtue
The Naples Classical Academy Core Virtues—Courage, Honesty, Perseverance, Self-government, Service, Courtesy, and Responsibility—pervade the curriculum and school culture of the Lower School. Students learn to appreciate objective Goodness, Truth, and Beauty while acquiring the habits of studious, responsible, and thoughtful people.
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