Lower School - Pioneer Academy Best Private School in Passaic County
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Lower School - Pioneer Academy Best Private School in Passaic County
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ACADEMICS
LOWER SCHOOL
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Lower School
Our devoted and accomplished faculty and engaging curriculum are dedicated to supporting each child’s growth and exploration to their fullest possible academic, social, and emotional potential.
From the very first days of school, through inquiry-based activities, a challenging core curriculum, and specialist classes, Lower School students build confidence in their ability to think and work both independently and collaboratively, making connections with their classmates, teachers, across subjects and disciplinary bounds.
At Pioneer Academy, we want our children to love coming to school to develop a strong sense of themselves as lifelong learners and leaders who will make a lasting and positive impact on their world.
As they are introduced to the world around them and the world of ideas, these young Pioneer Academy citizens acquire crucial foundational skills and deepen their understanding of how to navigate a shared world. They are encouraged not just to play or learn or study, but to think creatively and explore their curiosity, to stretch and to question with joy and without fear.
Helping them enhance their strengths while overcoming obstacles and challenges, we empower Lower School students to develop into well-adjusted, enterprising young people with a healthy appetite for greater knowledge, engagement, and achievement that is only enhanced by their budding sense of responsibility, mindfulness, and ethics.
We invite you to read on and discover what Pioneer students and families know and expect: intellectual rigor and infinite doorways to knowledge and creativity for every mind.
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MONTESSORI PRE-K
LOWER SCHOOL
KINDERGARTEN
first grade
second grade
third grade
fourth grade
ELECTIVE COURSES
MIDDLE SCHOOL
UPPER SCHOOL
COLLEGE COUNSELING
STEAM EDUCATION
ASSESSMENT
INTENSIVE ELL PROGRAM
CURRICULUM
The Lower School curriculum focuses on guiding our young students as they gain confidence and agility in reading, writing, mathematics, social studies, and Spanish. Students develop the foundational skills for critical thinking and listening, comprehension, research, and creative exploration.
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Sample Schedule
8:15:
Arrive to school
8:30:
Morning Meeting in Homeroom
9:00:
Physical Education
9:45:
Classes
10:45:
Reader’s & Writer’s Workshop
11:30:
Shared reading
12:00:
Lunch
12:45:
Math
2:15:
Choice Time & 1:1 with the teacher
2:50/3:00:
Dismissal
3:15 - 4:15:
Clubs
PIONEER
National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence awarded by U.S. Dept. of Education
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Alumni
National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence awarded by U.S. Dept. of Education
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Lower School
Pioneer Academy is committed to preparing students to be active participants in an ever-changing global society.
Lower School
Lower School
Pioneer Academy is committed to preparing students to be active participants in an ever-changing global society.
HOME
ACADEMICS
LOWER SCHOOL
about lower school
Lower School
Our devoted and accomplished faculty and engaging curriculum are dedicated to supporting each child’s growth and exploration to their fullest possible academic, social, and emotional potential.
From the very first days of school, through inquiry-based activities, a challenging core curriculum, and specialist classes, Lower School students build confidence in their ability to think and work both independently and collaboratively, making connections with their classmates, teachers, across subjects and disciplinary bounds.
At Pioneer Academy, we want our children to love coming to school to develop a strong sense of themselves as lifelong learners and leaders who will make a lasting and positive impact on their world.
As they are introduced to the world around them and the world of ideas, these young Pioneer Academy citizens acquire crucial foundational skills and deepen their understanding of how to navigate a shared world. They are encouraged not just to play or learn or study, but to think creatively and explore their curiosity, to stretch and to question with joy and without fear.
Helping them enhance their strengths while overcoming obstacles and challenges, we empower Lower School students to develop into well-adjusted, enterprising young people with a healthy appetite for greater knowledge, engagement, and achievement that is only enhanced by their budding sense of responsibility, mindfulness, and ethics.
We invite you to read on and discover what Pioneer students and families know and expect: intellectual rigor and infinite doorways to knowledge and creativity for every mind.
F.A.Q
SCHOOL TOUR
APPLY NOW
MONTESSORI PRE-K
LOWER SCHOOL
KINDERGARTEN
first grade
second grade
third grade
fourth grade
ELECTIVE COURSES
MIDDLE SCHOOL
UPPER SCHOOL
COLLEGE COUNSELING
STEAM EDUCATION
ASSESSMENT
INTENSIVE ELL PROGRAM
CURRICULUM
The Lower School curriculum focuses on guiding our young students as they gain confidence and agility in reading, writing, mathematics, social studies, and Spanish. Students develop the foundational skills for critical thinking and listening, comprehension, research, and creative exploration.
LEARN MORE
Sample Schedule
8:15:
Arrive to school
8:30:
Morning Meeting in Homeroom
9:00:
Physical Education
9:45:
Classes
10:45:
Reader’s & Writer’s Workshop
11:30:
Shared reading
12:00:
Lunch
12:45:
Math
2:15:
Choice Time & 1:1 with the teacher
2:50/3:00:
Dismissal
3:15 - 4:15:
Clubs