The literacy curriculum at Episcopal School is comprehensive, catering to individual learning needs and differences. In each classroom, there is a community of readers, writers, listeners, and speakers. The foundation of literacy instruction is centered around cultivating a lifelong love of reading. Students are provided with daily opportunities to practice known strategies and learn new ones when they are developmentally ready. This approach helps students develop and identify themselves as readers and writers.

The mathematics curriculum is centered on the philosophy that children can come to understand the world around them by analyzing problems that need solving. In the early years, the focus is on developing and growing number sense, achieving fluency with numbers and simple operations, and supporting students as they learn to problem solve. Students are also encouraged to articulate their mathematical thinking, verbalizing how and why they arrive at conclusions. Students in grades K-2 use Singapore Math Curriculum: Math in Focus, Grades 3-5 use Eureka Math! and Grades 6-8 use Connected Mathematics Project. All math instruction is supplemented by a variety of inquiry-based problems and approaches, which provide the foundation of Episcopal School’s mathematics program.

Our SEL approach nurtures the academic, social and emotional needs of all of our students through providing developmentally appropriate structures and supports that honor the whole child, so each student can reach their full potential. Our Episcopal identity provides an inclusive and affirming framework for students’ to explore and grow into their own unique identities, while weekly chapels, morning meetings and MS Advisory circles provide a safe space for celebrating the diversity of each student, as they learn and grow together in community.