Academics

Academic programs at Broadalbin-Perth Primary School, which includes prekindergarten through grade 2, reinforce and build foundational skills and provide students with gradually increasing academic challenges while taking into account individual student learning needs.

Teachers and students at BPPS take a cross-curricular approach to teaching and learning. For instance, English language arts classes include books on social studies and science topics, so students touch on multiple curricula throughout the day.

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English Language Arts

English language arts instruction focuses on helping students continue to develop their literacy skills to ensure they are reading at grade level. Students read in small groups and participate in guided reading sessions. Teachers encourage students to make connections between the content of what they are reading and their own lives.

Mathematics

Students gradually build on math concepts, which helps encourage them to deepen their understanding. The mathematics curriculum includes whole number concepts, whole number computation, mental math, problem-solving, patterns and functions, measurement, geometry, fractions, decimals, and probability.

Science

The science curriculum helps students develop foundational skills, including observation, hypothesizing, experimenting, measuring, recording, and interpreting scientific data.

Social Studies

The social studies curriculum includes the history and culture of New York state, the United States, Canada, and South America. Social studies faculty format instruction to incorporate a variety of learning experiences, recognizing the value of individual research, literature, dramatic presentation, field trips, art, group research, class discussions, and cooperative learning.

Beyond the Core

Primary school students participate in art, music, computer, and physical education classes taught by teachers certified as subject area specialists.