Hamden Hall Country Day School

Lower School Curriculum Overview

The Lower School student’s schedule varies depending on grade level. Classes in the core curriculum of Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies are taught each day in the homeroom classroom. Homeroom also includes the development of skills in organization, planning, peer relationships, and citizenship. Courses outside the core curriculum are an important part of the learning experience at Hamden Hall. Students learn from specialists in these disciplines:

Curriculum Overview by Grade Level

PreKindergarten	Kindergarten
Grade 1	Grade 2
Grade 3	Grade 4
Grade 5	Grade 6

Courses outside the core curriculum are an important part of the learning experience at Hamden Hall. These teachers prepare a quality experience in the following areas:

Art
Pre-K (2 classes/30 minutes/week)
Grades K - 5 (2 classes/40 minutes/week)
Grades 6 (2 classes/50 minutes/week)

Computer
Pre-K- K (1 class/30 minutes/week)
Grades 1-6 (1 class/30-40 minutes/week) 

Further computer instruction and laboratory time is imbedded in the daily curriculum and scheduled by the classroom teacher.

Latin
Grade 5 (2 classes/30 minutes/week)
Grade 6 (3 classes/30 minutes/week)

Library
Pre-K-5 (1 class/40 minutes/week)

Grade 6 (as scheduled by teachers)

Modern Foreign Language – French and Spanish

Grades 1-4 (2 classes/30 minutes/week)

Music
Pre-K–6 (2 classes/30 minutes/week)

Physical Education
Pre-K/Kindergarten (5 classes/40 minutes/week)
Grades 1-3 (4 classes/40 minutes/week)
Grades 4-6 (3 classes/60 minutes/week)

Science
Grades 1-2 (2 classes/40 minutes/week)
Grades 3-5 (3 classes/40 minutes/week)
Grade 6 (3 classes/ 50 minutes/week)