Lower School Classrooms, the Fifth Grade & Curriculum
As our Wildcats advance in Love Hall, class sizes grow slightly in second, third, and fourth grades. Still with two teachers per class, there are four classrooms per grade with 20 students in each room. In fifth grade, students are split into six classes with 15 students each and one teacher per class.
Students take part in several long-term studies, including a living museum of historical figures, Westward Expansion, and Greek Parade, among others.
All Love Hall students participate in GOAL (Growth Opportunities for All Learners), an all-hands-on-deck model for faculty and staff to work with students in small groups based on need. This innovative use of time and talent utilizes twelve 40-minute periods over three weeks at a rate of four sessions a week, three times throughout the school year. Teachers propose GOAL courses to address learning targets for all learners. Teacher proposals and student needs are aligned, specific to the current semester data we have on student progress.
Fifth grade students take on leadership roles in Love Hall and join clubs like MentorCats, AthleticCats, and CATapult. Each group provides students with an opportunity to apply the leaderships concepts they've been learning about to areas that they're interested in and effect change both in the Lower School and outside of school.