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PRE–K & ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS

Children’s Orchestra and Performing Arts Project
The Children’s Orchestra & Performing Arts Project (COPA) is a comprehensive Available School Options
music program offering intense and extended music instruction for students in
kindergarten through the fifth grade. Students begin in the primary grades learning Choice
to play the violin and progress musically adding viola, cello, bass, and a full orchestra · The Conservatory School @
theory with opportunities in the upper grades to play wind, strings, or percussion North Palm Beach
instruments. All students receive music theory instruction and the upper grades have In–House: None available
the opportunity for extensive after school practice for individuals and sectionals. In
addition to instrumental music, students are afforded instruction and performance
opportunities in dance and musical theatre. Professional music staff and teaching
artists provide high quality, daily instruction. The Conservatory School @ North Palm
Beach offers the first El Sistema Music model program in the district and is a member
of the National Alliance of El Sistema Schools.
Digital Citizenship
In Grades K–5, students approach learning through an inquiry framework that infuses
information technology including robotics, coding, and engineering. This program Available School Options
meets the needs of students with a talent and passion for science and technology
and who want to be change agents for an equitable society. Through the integration Choice
of project–based learning, social and service learning projects, Village Academy · Village Academy
students become active global citizens. In–House: None available
E3—Energy, Environment, and Engineering
The E3 Energy, Environment, and Engineering provides access to a natural scrub
area where students learn about indigenous plants and animals as well as exotics and Available School Options
invasive species. Based on the LEED green building designation, it’s a natural fit for a Choice
program based in Energy, Environment Science, and Engineering or otherwise known · Galaxy E3 Elementary
as the E3 curriculum. The first trimester curriculum is focused on energy, the second In–House: None available
trimester is focused on environmental science, and the third trimester concentrates
on engineering. Galaxy Elementary has a Wonderment Center where students
discover through multimedia scientific wall stations, which features an interactive
museum atmosphere.

Environmental and Animal Science
Frontier Elementary’s Environmental and Animal Science curriculum includes the
study of life, physical, earth, space, and environmental science. Outdoor science Available School Options
labs incorporate hands on science inquiry along with the latest research technology.
Students participate in a school–yard garden and each grade level conducts scientific Choice
· Frontier Elementary
investigations into a particular small animal habitat. In addition to the academic skills
developed through gardening, students also learn about the nutritional value of In–House: None available
foods and participate in cooking.
Environmental Science and Field Research
This program offers students the opportunity to become Young Environmental Available School Options
Stewards (YES!). Students will explore and evaluate challenges and concerns related
to their environment: gopher tortoise preservation, ecosystem restoration, recycling, Choice
sustainable gardening providing healthy food options, aquatic life protection, · D.D. Eisenhower Elementary
and energy conservation. This hands–on, high–interest, experiential learning In–House: None available
builds student awareness of their responsibility of protecting and caring for the
environment.

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