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The traditional classroom experience at Santa Fe Christian is enriched through the offerings of faculty and staff with special training and expertise. Students in K-5th grades have access to these areas on a regular basis, depending on grade level.
ART
The lower school art program is a curriculum developed specifically for the enhancement of the visual arts for kindergarten through fifth grades. The goal is to mentor and teach children to creatively express themselves. Art is a unique outlet that allows God’s children to explore the “canvas of their minds”, as well as the beauty of God’s creation.
The core objectives of this program include:
- Studying the key elements of art: line, shape, color, space, and texture.
- Stimulating the skills of observation, planning, and accomplishing goals.
- Providing an opportunity for exploration through various art media.
- Enriching and connecting the art experience with academic and Biblical curriculum.
- Developing appreciation for master artists and cultural heritage.
Our Art Studio environment fosters self-confidence and promotes positive interaction with other students, as well. The year culminates with the exciting lower school Art Show, in which each student displays his/her creation.
BAND
Cadet Band (4th Grade)
This class provides an opportunity for students in fourth grade to learn to play a band instrument. Students with any or no experience are encouraged to join. Lessons are given in small groups. Band sections are combined to give the students the experience of playing in a full band at concerts during the school year. There is a $120 participation fee per year.
Platoon Band (5th Grades)
This class is designed for students in fifth grade to learn to play a band instrument. For students with experience this class will continue to develop a student’s instrumental abilities. There are many performance opportunities given for full band, small ensembles and solos in concerts and festivals. A $120 participation fee is required for the year.
COMPUTER
(Kindergarten - Fifth Grades)
All lower school students have access to a state-of-the-art computer lab equipped with twenty-six high-speed networked computers.
Grades one through three students visits the lab thirty minutes per week and are introduced to a variety of software tools such as word processing, graphic design, and spreadsheet programs. In addition, students explore a variety of edutainment software to reinforce core subject matter in math, reading, spelling, and grammar. Kindergarten students are bussed once a month from the Encinitas campus to make use of the library and computer lab facilities.
Fourth and fifth grade students visit the computer lab a minimum of forty-five minutes per week developing skills and confidence necessary to integrate computer technology into classroom activities. Throughout the school year, students are responsible for maintaining files within their personal folders located on the SFC campus network.
For additional grade-specific details, please choose a link below:
Grades 1-2
Grade 3
Grades 4-5
Classroom integration
Scope and sequence
LIBRARY
(K-5th Grades)
1st-5th grade students have a scheduled 30-minute library time every other week. In addition to checking out reading materials, students are exposed to a curriculum that includes orientation, organization, selection and utilization, comprehension and application, as well as appreciation of the resources available in the library. Kindergarten students visit every other month.
PERFORMING ARTS
At Santa Fe Christian School students are exposed to the beauty of the world of performing arts while learning to see it as a gift from God. Although our major emphasis is music the curriculum is enriched by a four week block of concentrated study in theater and dance and every child is given the experience of performing in a major school musical every year.
Kindergarten
Music is a year-long curriculum for kindergarten in which students are exposed to the beauty of the world of music through listening, singing, moving, composing, and playing musical instruments. Students learn to appreciate many different styles and forms of music and are taught the fundamental elements of music that lead to reading and writing notation. Worship and praise are at the heart of this program
Music (First – Fifth)
Music - offered all three trimesters for grades 1st – 5th addresses the components of biblical perspective, artistic perception, creative expression, historical context, and aesthetic valuing. Students have an opportunity to analyze different styles of music, read and play basic notation and rhythmic patterns, and explore the similarities and differences in various cultural works. Most importantly, music is valued and presented as a wonderful tool in the expression of worship and praise.
Theater (First – fifth)
Theater – offered two weeks of the four-week performing arts enrichment block for grades 1st – 5th addresses the components of biblical perspective, artistic perception, creative expression, historical context, and aesthetic valuing. Since various components of this curriculum are selected in sequence from year to year, students have an opportunity to explore sensory recall, improvisation, characterization, pantomime, drama in literature, script development and analysis, and the evaluation process needed in critiquing art. Our desire is that our students will become excellent communicators with His message of hope to a needy world.
Dance (First – fifth)
Dance – offered two weeks of the four-week performing arts enrichment block for grades 1st – 5th addresses the components of biblical perspective, artistic perception, creative expression, historical context, and aesthetic valuing. Since various components of the curriculum are selected in sequence from year to year, students have the opportunity to analyze different forms of dance, to explore movement through space, shape, and time, increase balance and flexibility, to choose appropriate music for choreography, and to evaluate basic choreography of other students. Dance is presented as a creative expression of worship.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Physical education applies Biblical truths to sportsmanship, doing one's personal best, respect for one another and equipment, honesty, obedience, and self-control.
(Kindergarten-2nd Grades)
Physical education class is based on a developmental program that emphasizes locomotor, nonlocomotor, body management, manipulative, and rhythmic movement skills. Basic skills are used in game-like activities.
(3rd-5th Grades)
Physical educations class develops lifelong skills incorporating fitness, health, and safety. Team sports are learned through an approach of basic to more complex skills and drills. Lead up activities are then used to learn the team sport.
Organized Lunch Activities
(4th-5th Grades)
The lower school P.E. teacher and staff organize optional team sports on the lower field during lunch recess, which enables students an extended reinforcement of learned skills from P.E. classes. Team sports offered are basketball, flag football, polo pillow hockey, soccer, and softball as well as game-like activities such as Capture the Flag, kickball, tag, tetherball, etc.
Students have opportunities to participate in club sports during the school year and sports camps in the summer which are offered by on campus coaches.
SCIENCE LAB
Kindergarten through fifth grade attends the lower school science lab every other week. The science lab is intended to be the "hands-on," experiential portion of the science curriculum. It is designed to underscore, reinforce, and bring to life the content that is being taught in each student's grade level classroom. The lab is an extension of the content taught in class and is intended to help students go deeper in their understanding of the science curriculum.
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