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PRE–K & ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS

Children’s Orchestra and Performing Arts Project Available School Options
The Children’s Orchestra & Performing Arts Project (COPA) is a comprehensive
music program offering intense and extended music instruction for students in Choice
kindergarten through the fifth grade. Students begin in the primary grades learning · The Conservatory School @
to play the violin and progress musically adding viola, cello, bass, and a full orchestra North Palm Beach
theory with opportunities in the upper grades to play wind, strings, or percussion In–House: None available
instruments. All students receive music theory instruction and the upper grades have
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 Available School Options
In Grades K–5, students approach learning through an inquiry framework that infuses
information technology including robotics, coding, and engineering. This program Choice
meets the needs of students with a talent and passion for science and technology · Village Academy
and who want to be change agents for an equitable society. Through the integration In–House: None available
of project–based learning, social and service learning projects, Village Academy
students become active global citizens.
E3—Energy, Environment, and Engineering
The E3 Energy, Environment, and Engineering provides access to a natural scrub Available School Options
area where students learn about indigenous plants and animals as well as exotics and Choice
invasive species. Based on the LEED green building designation, it’s a natural fit for a · Galaxy E3 Elementary
program based in Energy, Environment Science, and Engineering or otherwise known In–House: None available
as the E3 curriculum. The first trimester curriculum is focused on energy, the second
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 Available School Options
study of life, physical, earth, space, and environmental science. Outdoor science Choice
labs incorporate hands on science inquiry along with the latest research technology. · Frontier Elementary
Students participate in a school–yard garden and each grade level conducts scientific In–House: None available
investigations into a particular small animal habitat. In addition to the academic skills
developed through gardening, students also learn about the nutritional value of
foods and participate in cooking.
Environmental Science and Field Research Available School Options
This program offers students the opportunity to become Young Environmental
Stewards (YES!). Students will explore and evaluate challenges and concerns related Choice
to their environment: gopher tortoise preservation, ecosystem restoration, recycling, · Dwight D. Eisenhower K-8
sustainable gardening providing healthy food options, aquatic life protection, In–House: None available
and energy conservation. This hands–on, high–interest, experiential learning
builds student awareness of their responsibility of protecting and caring for the
environment.

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