SICCS bases your child’s educational foundation on New York State’s new instructional standards, which challenge children to understand concepts at a deeper level.

Our school uses a balanced approach to Reading, with daily workshops including shared, guided and independent reading monitored by teachers. Daily Writing workshops feature group lessons and independent and group writing activities.

Our hands-on Math workshops introduce number skills like counting, adding, subtracting, telling time and using money. Students learn how we apply these skills in real-life situations.

In Social Studies, we ask kindergarten students to consider themselves and their families as part of a community. First-graders deepen their understanding of community as a way to bring people together to achieve common goals. In second grade, our students broaden their understanding of community by venturing into a wider world through literature, the Internet, and real-life experiences.

We introduce each of the Sciences in an age-appropriate way, supplemented with trips to nearby natural areas such as the Greenbelt, and related museum exhibits.

Our Arts teachers offer students age-appropriate experiences in Music, Visual Arts, Theater and Dance to enrich and enliven teaching and learning to stimulate imagination and broaden thinking, expression and experience.

The Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP) is the foundation of our school’s social/emotional learning program. It reinforces a school culture that values respect, diversity and social responsibility.

Our Physical Education and Health Program includes several gym sessions per week; developmentally-appropriate physical activities; and age-appropriate lessons in making healthy choices.