Elementary & Middle School

In the elementary years, your child is building a core foundation for the years ahead. At the heart of this is literacy, and the ways it is infused throughout all subject areas, as well as a deep, conceptual approach to math. Meanwhile, as student interests grow by leaps and bounds, their health, well-being, and curiosity are supported with endless opportunities for exploration, from construction in the maker spaces to performances on the stage. Students will further their work with the transdisciplinary skills of Stanford, evident in the ways they continue to develop into critical thinkers, effective collaborators, skillful communicators, creative learners, and ethical global citizens, in preparation for the opportunities and growth ahead in Middle School and beyond.

In Stanford middle school, our problem-based learning approach combined with a love of innovation and inquiry will propel your child into new levels of independence and thinking. As from the start, education here is intentionally designed and student-centered. Alongside a robust academic experience in the classroom this is also a time of incorporating thoughtful experiential learning beyond the gates of Stanford. In fact, many of our Extra Curricular Programs have been designed specifically for the middle school years, extending the ways we engage our students, their budding interests, and their growing sense of self. Building their self-efficacy and awareness prepares them to become masters of their own learning during Middle School, with everything needed to be ready for their last four years at Stanford.