LOWER ELEMENTARY
The Lower Elementary environment is equipped with a variety of materials for practice, keeping in mind the psychology and development patterns of growing children. By the time children are nine years old, they:
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Work in groups, use manipulative materials and by the end of the program, start to develop analytical skills
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Work on projects of mutual interest with their friends and submit project reports
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Explore cultures around the world and make sense of the diversity & and their place in the universe
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Become ‘joyfully obedient’ – a state when inner discipline has matured; where he sees the value in the request made by adults and complies willingly
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Have entered the stage of symbolic thinking and can imagine ideas, objects & and concepts without real sensorial experiences
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Practice inquiry-based learning at their own pace without limits