The goal of the Kindergarten program is to continue to nurture children’s joy in art while gradually exposing them to a wider range of materials, concepts, and techniques. In addition to studio art, the students are introduced to art history through the hands-on experience of creating their own work in the style of individual artists, such as Monet and Kusama. Through guided assignments with plenty of scope for experimentation and creativity, the students gain artistic confidence and enjoy the creative process as well as the finished product.

Curious children, dedicated teachers, and experiential learning make up the essence of our early childhood program. Our program is based on a developmental approach to education. As teachers, we strive to instill a passion for learning in our youngest students. Our children are given every opportunity for exploratory activities that foster creativity, self-expression, problem-solving, and the development of those important first friendships. We support social-emotional learning and development in the classroom. Children learn to develop a sense of self in a nurturing environment. Our teachers give extreme care to establish a classroom that is warm, safe, and one that celebrates the whole child. Learning and play are linked in our classroom. Play is meaningful and intrinsically motivated. We know that children learn through play. Through a combination of individual, small and whole group lessons, combined with meaningful play experiences, children learn about the world around them.

Our Kindergarten classroom sets a positive tone for learning and continues to support the concept of the whole child. The Kindergarten classroom uses the Responsive Classroom model to promote the idea that the children’s academic success and social/emotional development are linked. Children continue to take care of themselves, each other, and their classroom with respect and cooperation. More emphasis is on supporting independence as Kindergarteners are working on managing their personal belongings as they make transitions not only from one activity to the next but also throughout campus. The children have responsibility to themselves and each other to work and play collaboratively and to be a part of a harmonious classroom community.

Our Kindergarten program provides children with differentiated instruction in all areas. Children learn and acquire information in many different ways. The teachers have a keen awareness of this and meet children where they are in their learning by providing small group instruction tailored to children’s specific needs. Our curriculum is based on experiential learning that is catered toward each individual child’s learning needs and interests.

In Kindergarten, the children continue their exploration of Mandarin and enhance their speaking, listening, and comprehension skills within the language. Through interactive lessons that include songs, word games, and movement activities the children are able to acquire more within the language. Kindergarteners are exposed to different vocabulary units and begin to learn basic phrases. In addition, the Kindergarten class develops an appreciation of Chinese culture while learning about their traditions.

Our goal is to have children enjoy math. Our math program from Kindergarten through Grade 5 is based on Envision 2020. This program is designed to empower children to master mathematical concepts through interactive activities that utilize multiple modalities that engage every learner. Problem solving, guided practice, math games, video tutorials, and math challenges are scaffolded to reinforce and extend essential concepts at every grade level. The Kindergarten program focuses on a variety of strategies that build understanding of number sense, one-to-one correspondence, counting from 0 to 100, and classification of objects. The concepts of addition and subtractions are also introduced. Students learn to identify, describe, and compare basic geometric shapes, and they develop spatial language to describe the position and location of an object. Students learn to describe and compare measurable attributes. Math in Kindergarten can be individualized to fit a child’s learning needs.

Kindergarten music draws upon John M. Feierabend's early childhood music program, First Steps in Music. Pitch exploration activities, echo songs, and simple songs help students to develop their full vocal range, match pitch and develop confidence as young singers. Students are invited to create their own tunes and to create new lyrics to familiar folk songs. They listen to stories set to song.  Movement exploration activities help children develop a movement vocabulary, develop gross motor skills, and enhance their ideas for creative movement. Students also learn fingerplays and add choreographed movement to their singing and to recorded music, which builds an understanding of musical form and expressive movement. Keeping the beat in music is central to all later rhythmic development, so the children use a variety of beat motions and percussion instruments to keep the beat along with songs they sing, rhymes they chant, and recorded music they hear. The class performs several times throughout the year for their families and for the lower school community.

Kindergarten students are encouraged to ask questions, observe and draw conclusions. They participate in active exploration of the natural world that surrounds them. Topics include the five senses, earthworms, linear measurement, trees on campus, seeds, dissection of simple flowers, insects, sinking and floating, marine life, and sustainability.

Kindergarten students develop a respect for human diversity and expand their understanding of the global environment as they explore diverse cultures and customs with cross-curricular enrichment units. The students learn about celebrations of holidays to understand other children's experiences, especially those that reflect the traditions of families represented in each class. Guest speakers from the local area enhance the program, while field trips intensify the experiential nature of the learning. Teachers draw on books, interactive technology, and art projects to provide a range of experiences that build an appreciation and understanding of the richness of our global community.

The world language program in Lower School includes classes in Chinese Mandarin (PreSchool, PreKindergarten, Kindergarten, and grade 1), Spanish (grades 2–4), and Latin (grades 5–6). In the younger grades, children learn basic vocabulary and grammar as well as the culture and traditions of countries where the target language is spoken.  Fifth and sixth graders are introduced to Latin and the Roman world through Unit 1 of the Cambridge Latin Course.