What We Do

We are a non-graded K-5 elementary school, offering a rich academic environment where students are actively involved in their learning and therefore love to learn. We develop collaborative learning experiences with many hands on projects and field trips, exposing our students to real life experiences.

Students are grouped in small, multi-grade classes for daily reading, writing, science, math and social studies. Because the groups are small we can give individual attention to children and provide frequent feed-back to parents.

Students have many opportunities to expand their interests through individual reports and projects, field trips and lots of interaction between children in different groups. We incorporate a minimal amount of technology into our day to day life at SunFlower School, but the oldest group uses computers to type written passages and for research projects.

In addition to the basic academic skills that we teach, we stress problem-solving and practical life skills.

We also teach cooking, sewing and gardening.

Several times a year the older kids learn financial skills by running a Marketplace, where old toys and books are resold. Part of the profits are donated to a charity.

Art is a huge part of the SunFlower experience and we incorporate art into almost everything we do. Each year the older groups stage a Shakespeare play at the Catherine A. Hickman Theater. Our Spanish classes are taught by a native Spanish speaker who emphasizes conversation and self expression.

We couldn’t be more proud of our SunFlower graduates who always stand out for their kindness, enthusiasm and love for learning, engagement in academic and social activities. They have won many awards for their academic and artistic achievements.