The mission of the lower school is as varied as the many students it serves. Although charged with the academic progress of their students, the gifted and highly experienced lower school faculty also understands the many ways in which the students whom they serve will grow as academic and social beings during their time there. In that regard, the lower school program strives to marry an outstanding educational program to a curriculum that stresses personal growth, initiative, and responsibility. Children in the lower school are encouraged to explore and revel in their own talents, even as they are made increasingly aware of their relationship and responsibility to their peers, their teachers, and their families. To that end, faculty in the lower school work closely with parents to set appropriate and reasonable expectations and to provide support that fosters excellence, achievement and, at each step, the confidence needed to succeed.
North Cross School Announces Plans for New Early Childhood Program Beginning in fall of 2012, North Cross School will introduce a new Early Childhood Program. The program is specialized to meet the educational needs of students age three through Kindergarten with a strong focus on social, developmental and academic readiness for continued success. The new Early Childhood Program will enhance the already successful JK3, JK4 and Kindergarten programs that are offered at the school. |
North Cross School Brings History to Life for Fifth Grade Students The Greeks and the Trojans will once again fight for glory and the most beautiful woman in all of Greece, Helen of Troy, on Thomas Field at North Cross School, Monday, May 16 at 10 a.m. |
African Studies Program Provides NCS Students an Opportunity to Give Back On Wed., April 20, the second grade students at North Cross School will perform their annual Africa Program. The students take World Studies in second grade, and part of that curriculum includes a lesson on Africa. Each student chooses an individual country in Africa and does an extensive report on that country. They use the NCS computer labs, Britannica Online Encyclopedia and other resources to do the research they need to prepare their projects. |
Eileen Strulson Named Recipient of the 2011 North Cross School Award for Excellence in Teaching North Cross School Lower School Teacher Eileen Strulson has been awarded the 2011 North Cross School Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award was presented to Strulson on Founders’ Day, January 28, in the Carter Athletic Center. |
Kindergarten Students Get Up Close & Personal With Meteors! A room full of kindergartners sniffing rocks... If it sound funny, that’s because it was! Kindergarten students enjoyed a visit from Michael Overacker, from the Star City Astronomy Club, on Tues., Oct. 5. During the presentation, the students learned more about how meteors and comets get to Earth and how they are found. They students eachhad the opportunity to hold several different types of meteors. |
