Grades 4 - 6, Ages 9 - 12

Upper Elementary

Upper Elementary students extend their studies and go out into the community to use what they have learned. This may come in the form of putting together a science fair project, interviewing a university professor, or planning a group trip to a local historical site. Community service rounds out their Upper Elementary Experience.

School Day - 8:30am - 3:00pm Tuition: $15,245
Sunrise & Sunset Program - 7:30am - 6:00pm Tuition: $5,898*
Financial Aid applications are available. Morning drop off begins at 8:15am.
**The Elementary Sunrise and Sunset Program is billed separately for FSA Dependent Care Accounts and tax deduction purposes.

Empty classroom with several wooden tables and chairs, bookshelves, educational materials, a clock, and natural light from large windows.

Classroom with wooden desks and chairs, educational books, world globe, plants, yellow globe, and whiteboard, decorated for learning and teaching.

Classroom with wooden tables and chairs, bookshelf, globe, potted plant, black teapot, trays with bowls, books, picture frames, and educational materials on the walls.

Empty classroom with wooden desks and chairs, shelves with books, educational materials, bulletin board, whiteboard, clock, and various classroom supplies

A wooden bookshelf in a classroom with educational materials and globe models on top, along with various science books and anatomical models inside.

Bookshelves with educational materials, a potted plant, a large framed painting of a coastal scene, and a vintage-style table lamp against a plain white wall.

Classroom or learning space with educational materials, globe, books, and teaching aids. There is a clock on the wall showing 12:10, and a small table or desk with pamphlets and books.

Educational materials and toys on wooden shelves, including books, geometric blocks, a protractor, a wooden boat, and a basket of small toys in a classroom or playroom.

A backyard garden with raised beds, pink flowering trees, a house with a covered patio, and a wheelbarrow.

Four children playing on a wooden rope bridge in a forested area.

Children playing on a wooden treehouse structure in a forest.

A video from the annual Elementary Montessori Journey featuring the voices of the Lower Elementary Community

Classroom with children sitting at desks and a teacher writing on the whiteboard.

Children at this age become abstract thinkers, and the curriculum responds to this developmental characteristic. Students are presented with a challenging interdisciplinary curriculum with a key emphasis on project work that moves from the concrete to the abstract. Class trips include overnight experiences. Sixth-grade students plan and implement a four-day trip to New York City, incorporating their study of Fundamental Human Needs.

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Our major work since our last newsletter was the trip to Camp Thunderbird in Lake Wylie, South Carolina. The students enjoyed lessons from the YMCA staff on aquatic ecology, astronomy, forest ecology, wildlife ecology, watching fish dissection, seining (a method of fishing), and soil study.

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Questions? Email Tracy Carr at admissions@wsmontessori.org