Lower School - Science
Our science curriculum engages students with a hands-on, minds-on program.
Throughout their elementary science years, our students learn science as they explore and apply cross-cutting science concepts: patterns, cause and effect, scale, proportion and quantity, systems and system models, energy and matter, structure and function, and stability and change.
Students observe, question, classify, measure, predict, record, and analyze data to better understand the world around them.
Students attending our private elementary school in Pittsburgh apply their scientific conceptual understanding to meet a variety of challenges. In their studies, students develop important interpersonal skills including listening, discussing, following directions, collaborating, and cooperating.
Utilizing the city’s resources and our outdoor classrooms, students learn about the fragility of our environment and the need for responsible decision-making, while developing their curiosity and enthusiasm for science. Each grade level studies topics in earth science, life science, and physical science.