About Us > Elementary School When you stand before God will you be able to say you have done all you could for your child's Christian training?   Everett Christian School provides a complete kindergarten through 8th grade curriculum developing the whole child to be an active contributor in God�s World.  Children are challenged in subject areas including math, science, language arts, social studies, and Bible.  Everett Christian also offers students excellent music, fine arts, and physical education programs. EALR Compliant ECS uses materials from a wide variety of sources, including our own teachers, to meet the needs and our academic objective for each grade level.  All of the material used at Everett Christian School meet and/or exceeds the Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALR) for Washington State. Below we have listed more specifics on our base curriculum for the elementary levels: Math Mathematics is one tool by which we better understand the way that God designed the universe. Students come to value God's sense of order and precision as they learn to think mathematically. They are encouraged to be mathematical problem solvers while developing skills in number and operation, patterning, geometry, measurement, probability, and analysis. Although our balanced math curriculum provides ample opportunities for hands on experimentation and problem solving, teachers also ensure that students develop strong skills in basic mathematical operations. Science Science is about asking questions, not about memorizing facts and figures from a textbook.  At Everett Christian School, students begin to develop a passionate interest and sense of wonderment of God's creation through the science program. Teachers use hands-on activities and technology in new and innovative ways, integrated with reading and writing projects to reinforce the scientific concepts being presented. As an example, the 3rd and 4th grade class studies volcano's and then visited Mt. Saint Helens on a field trip.  This was integrated with a creative writing project and a geography unit on Washington. The class also led a discussion at chapel and participated in a panel discussion with other students - fielding questions about the events during their visit to the erupting volcano. Bible Our main Bible curriculum provides a systematic study of the Bible that leads the student to discover God, who manifested Himself in the Old Testament, and is eager to manifest Himself today in the lives of our children. Students are led through the study of the Bible in a way that encourages them to process the Biblical truths and apply Biblical principles to daily living. Students learn to depend on the Bible as perfect, complete, and as relevant today as when it was first written. Language The elementary level language arts program balances both a literature-based approach with phonics creating life-long readers and writers who clearly demonstrate clarity in logic, persuasiveness, creativity, and accuracy. The ECS language arts approach helps students appreciate the diversity of human experience, culture, and values, and to evaluate spoken and written messages. Social Studies Students develop an understanding of how God's hand has worked throughout history, and how Christians have made a difference in the world. The curriculum is designed to start with the familiar and expand beyond that each year. Therefore, students learn how a community functions, then about Everett, then Washington State, then the United States and the rest of the world. Technology The technology available in the classroom is state-of-the-art providing access to these powerful tools in a controlled and balanced way.  Each classroom is outfitted with Personal Computers containing the foundational software of Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Office 2003 tools.  These tools interact with personal laptop computers (AlphaSmart) enabling each student to work from their desktop to enhance their keyboarding skills, technical understanding, and sense of confidence with technology. Some publishers we currently use are: Subject   Publishers Math - Saxon, Addison Wesley, Scott Foresman Reading - Educating Publishing Service, Silver Burdett & Ginn, Total Reading, Teacher Created Materials, Inc., various children�s novel publishers Science - Christian Schools International, Silver Burdett & Ginn Bible - Christian Schools International Language - Silver Burdett & Ginn, Writing NorthWest, Reader�s Workshop, Instructional Fair, Harcourt Brace Phonics - Silver Burdett & Ginn, Total Reading Spelling - Zaner Bloser, Silver Burdett & Ginn Social Studies - Christian Schools International, MacMillan/McGraw Hill, Nystrom, Houghton-Mifflin, Holt-Rinehart Winston, Center for Civic Education Next Steps: Learn more by requesting an application packet