Elementary School | North Broward Preparatory School

OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM

One of the top schools for elementary education in Florida, North Broward Prep School offers a nurturing environment and ‘be ambitious’ approach to learning. Here, our Lower School (first through fifth grade) students develop higher-level thinking skills and enjoy outstanding enrichment experiences. This enables them to pursue their passions and instils a lifelong love of learning.

AN INTRO TO OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM

Located in Coconut Creek, Florida, our elementary school is a place of magical discovery that inspires unquenchable curiosity.

What makes NBPS the best elementary school in Florida:

Our students learn Chinese.
Our children engage deeply with the arts, enabling creative problem solving.
Students are encouraged to take academic risks and become confident leaders.
Faculty members include more than 17 Google Certified Educators.
Our dedicated STEAM Makerspace, which hosts introduction to coding and programming courses.
Unique day and after-school enrichment activities, such as dance, tennis, Little Science Explorers, and Lil Hip Hoppers.
Interactive challenges on the Nord Anglia platform Global Campus, which connects our students to peers around the world.

OUR APPROACH TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Our teachers create an environment that engages every student, helps them discover their interests, and celebrates individual learning styles. As a result, students feel comfortable to engage with their peers, blossom, and grow.

Our world-class educators incorporate hands-on learning into our elementary school curriculum, encourage cooperation, and create exciting learning experiences outside of the classroom. Lessons are engaging and relevant to their lives, too. This fosters a desire for lifelong learning.

USING THINKING MAPS TO MAKE LEARNING VISIBLE

A core teaching strategy of our elementary school program is ‘making learning visible’. This is delivered through design-based projects that excite and engage. For example, our students use Thinking Maps to ask questions and explore different approaches to problem solving.

Through Thinking Maps, our students can create a dynamic visual design and connect it with a specific thought process. This creates a mental visual pattern for thinking based on one of eight cognitive skills.

These skills are:

Brainstorming/Defining in Context
Describing
Comparing and Contrasting
Classifying
Sequencing
Part to Whole Relationships
Cause and Effect
Seeing Relationships/Analogies

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LOWER SCHOOL

LOWER SCHOOL

During our “Lower School” years of 1st through 5th grade, North Broward Prep’s elementary students learn how to discover their interests and passions, investigate ideas and topics, and collaborate with their peers.

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Learning individually and together

Our Lower School students experience core academics tailored to their specific readiness levels and personal interests. They engage in collaborative and solo pursuits, building their foundation through rich learning experiences.

Chart your course

Thinking critically

In our challenging yet nurturing environment, we make critical thinking visible and actively promote many opportunities for our students to dig deeper. They become lifelong learners as they make connections across relevant learning experiences.

Learn without limits

Discovering yourself

Our specialty classes empower our students to discover who they are and what they like to do and think about — whether it means building something great in the STEAM Lab, playing strings, creating art, acting, partaking in athletics, learning Mandarin or Spanish, or making a film.

Find your passion

Respecting yourself and others

Our students develop respect for oneself, for others, for honesty, and for property as they form meaningful relationships within their class, school, community, and world. The NBPS Honor Code reinforces this framework for positive and productive interactions in our community.

Build relationships

Connecting with the real world

Through partnerships with local and international organizations like Food for the Poor and UNICEF, our students gain real-world experiences with impactful collaborations that make a difference in the classroom, home, community, and our world. They deepen their understanding and develop their empathy.

Make a difference

Looking forward

Our students co-create their foundation for academic success, now and in the future. They develop their learning in tandem with their social and emotional skills and civic responsibility through community service.

Create your future

Metacognition

Metacognition is understanding how you learn best and using this knowledge to adapt your thinking style to thrive in different situations.

Our students become confident learners and creative problem-solvers, so they’ll achieve more than they ever imagined possible.

Nord Anglia Education, in collaboration with Boston College, explores how we’re embedding metacognitive practices into classrooms to transform the way students learn and adapt in today’s fast-paced, ever-changing world.Learn more about this innovative research on metacognition.

We also invite you to check the latest article published by Forbes. The article showcases NAEs research, emphasizing the role of human cognitive development in a world increasingly shaped by AI.

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A PERSONALIZED APPROACH

Our teachers take a personalized approach to elementary school curriculum instruction, empowering your child to achieve more than they ever imagined possible. They’ll respond to their interests, needs, and goals with carefully articulated plans, backed by data. They’ll ensure your child is supported and happy, too.

OUR TEACHERS