Special Area Classes

World Languages -
 For the 2024-2025 school year, St. Edward's will be continuing the use of the Rosetta Stone program to teach world languages. This program, which has been used in both public and private schools around the country, allows for self-paced world language development.

This year children will take the following languages:

• K - Spanish
• 1 - Spanish
• 2 - Italian
• 3 - French
• 4 – 8 – Choice of Language

• Our Physical Education Program is not only geared toward athletic prowess and knowledge of particular sports, but encourages a sense of fair play, teamwork, and cooperative effort.  our annual Field Day Day held each June.   

• Our Art Program has been developed to stimulate the creative side of each child. School classrooms and hallways are a gallery for students' creative efforts. The lower level grades use varied media such as watercolors, sculptures, origami, acrylics, drawing, and collage work. The upper grades art curriculum focuses on art history and specific artists' individual styles and techniques. The students are given the opportunity to imitate these styles, as well as employ their own form of artistic expression. This fosters the student's ability to appreciate and examine the world at large through the artist's eyes.
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• Music -Students in grades Nursery through Seven attend music class once a week. Students will learn about the elements of music such as melody, harmony, notation, texture, style, rhythm, and form.  By using the Orff technique students are hands-on with exploration of music incorporating movement, literature, and math skills.  Students love the hands-on approach as they learn rhythm techniques with bucket drumming as well as pitch and melody playing soprano recorders.  Students also have an opportunity to join Select Choir, Bucket Drumming Ensemble, and Recorder Ensemble.  We work hard and have lots of fun preparing for our Christmas and Spring Concerts
  • St. Edwards also has a band program, run through Paul Effman music. Students in grades 2-8 can play a band instrument while students in K can learn ukelele and grades 1-8 can take violin lessons. 
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• STREAM -

In STREAM, students explore how Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Math all work together. The students visit our Imagination Playground for STREAM, where they work and explore in an open floor setting. 

• Technology --At St. Edward the Confessor School technology is embedded into every facet of our school program. We are committed to integrating technology within the classroom curriculum, providing students opportunities to utilize computer technology as a tool for research, writing, and multimedia presentation.  All of our students in grades K-8 have access to a Chromebook device throughout the day. Classroom teachers are responsible for ensuring that all students have an understanding of the technological skills to succeed in the classroom. IPADs are in all of our Early Childhood classrooms.