STUDENT LIFE & LEARNING
The daily schedule is flexible enough to provide adaptability when necessary, but structured enough to provide predictability for students.
Children attending pre-Kindergarten programs may opt for an abbreviated school schedule.
A typical day in our classrooms is outlined below, but there are variations depending on age / grade as would be expected:
8:30 - 9:45am Students arrive, self-directed play and / or project work
9:45 - 10:00am Clean-up and merenda (snack)
10:30 - 11:00am La Piazza (class meeting, planning time, discussions, direct instruction)
11:20am - 12:00pm Individual, small group, or other special activities
12:00 - 12:45pm Il Pranzo (lunch)
12:45 - 1:00pm Clean-up, prepare for resting time or yoga / mindfulness, Early Pick-Up for those opting for an abbreviated school day
1:00 - 2:30pm Resting time for napping children, Afternoon Activity for non-napping children; small group work
2:30pm Afternoon snack
2:50pm Clean-up and closure, prepare for pick-up, transition to Aftercare Atelier
3:00pm Pick-up for the end of the day
4:00pm Aftercare Atelier Flex pick-up
5:45pm Aftercare Atelier Full pick-up
“A classroom needs learning activities! I like to do writing and story times, so we need pillows and cozy things.” -Sienna, 5 anni
Italiano + English Lending Library Program
In addition to our robust Language Arts programming for Kindergarten and 1st grade, we also offer every family a complimentary Lending Library program. This program allows students to check out books on a regular basis in Italian or English or both to help develop and reinforce healthy reading routines in the home. This school-to-home connection is just one example of the many special features of SIEF International School.
*Kindergarten and 1st grade students work with Readers and Writers Workshop curriculum and also receive take-home Guided Readers to boost their emergent reading skills.