Elementary Program

Our elementary program is built on a foundation of progressive educational principles, research-based methods and skills that foster community and connection. 

All elementary classrooms feature: 

  • Low student-to-teacher ratios

  • Project-based and hands-on learning

  • Integrated thematic instruction

  • Relevant and meaningful tasks that are challenging

  • Curriculum differentiation that supports different learning styles

  • Ongoing assessment and emergent curriculum

  • "My daughter spent one day at the school for orientation and said, 'This is the place for me mommy, I feel at home here.'"

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  • "Crestmont is an amazing community that helps your child grow into the best version of themselves."

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Full Day Kindergarten

Kindergarten can be a big transition for families. Prior to the start of the school year, we host a family picnic on campus so our teacher can make a personal connection with each child and their family.

Kindergarten students develop a love for learning and school, while also continuing to relish in their imagination and play.

  • The Willows’ math experience is playful and play based. Through games and explorations, they learn to sort and compare, count and use numbers.

  • Kindergarten students learn literacy skills in centers that grow their listening, writing and reading skills. They become storytellers, both orally and in writing.

  • They learn the importance of listening to their peers and their teachers, while also gaining confidence and skills to assert their needs, communicate their ideas and forge lasting friendships.

  • They also experience morning dance parties, regular time to explore outdoors, “choosing time” that incorporates play-based activities, and even put on their own play at the end of the year – all while learning new skills and building their social-emotional toolset. 

Elementary Grades

Crestmont’s creative and emergent elementary curriculum takes many forms.

  • Learning phonics and sight words by engaging in a “reading skills obstacle course.”

  • Working with local environmental justice nonprofit Urban Tilth to grow produce for low-cost Community-Supported Agriculture boxes.

  • Applying math skills in area and perimeter by drafting blueprints for a house.

  • Developing writing and rhetorical skills by writing to organizations advocating for farmworker’s rights.

  • Designing a way to survive on another planet.

  • Creating stop motion videos for a unit about paleontology.