Questions to Consider Asking During Your School Tour
1. What’s the role of play and joy in the SEA experience?
2. How often do students go outside in a day?
3. How do you build students’ social and emotional skills?
4. What are the Sustainable Development Goals and how do they show up in the SEA curriculum?
5. How do you teach racial literacy at each grade level?
6. What opportunities do students have for hands-on STEM exploration?
7. How do you support your faculty, and what’s your faculty retention like?
8. What is the process of professional development for faculty and staff at SEA?
9. Why do you call your 5th through 8th Grade your Upper School?
10. What is your process for supporting graduates navigating the secondary school application process?
11. Can you put me in touch with a current family?
Preschool Day in the Life
Typical Day of Preschool at SEA
7:30–8:00 A.M. MORNING ARRIVAL – COMPLIMENTARY CHILDCARE
8:00 A.M. DAY BEGINS
Morning Work and Free Choice Play
Core Extension Class: Music, Art, Physical Education, Library, Sustainable Development and Global Goals
Snack
Circle Time
Outdoor Recess
Small Group Work
NOON
DISMISSAL FOR HALF-DAY STUDENTS
Lunch
Rest Time
Enrichment Activities in Small Groups
Story Time
Outdoor Recess
3:10 P.M. DISMISSAL OR MOVE TO EXTENDED DAY
3:10–6:00 P.M. EXTENDED DAY CHILDCARE AND SEA EXPLORER CLASSES
Typical Day of PreKindergarten and Junior Kindergarten at SEA
7:30–8:00 A.M. MORNING ARRIVAL – COMPLIMENTARY CHILDCARE
8:00 A.M. DAY BEGINS
Morning Work and Free Choice Play
Morning Meeting
Snack and Outdoor Recess
Star Student
Core Extension Classes: Music, Art, Physical Education, Library, Sustainable Development and Global Goals
Small Group Work
NOON
DISMISSAL FOR HALF-DAY STUDENTS
Lunch
Story Time
Rest Time
Enrichment Activities
Outdoor Recess
Pack Up and End of Day Meeting
3:10 P.M. DISMISSAL OR MOVE TO EXTENDED DAY
3:10–6:00 P.M. EXTENDED DAY CHILDCARE AND SEA EXPLORER CLASSES
Typical Day of Kindergarten at SEA
7:30–8:00 A.M. MORNING ARRIVAL – COMPLIMENTARY CHILDCARE
8:00 A.M. DAY BEGINS
Morning Work and Free Choice Play
Morning Meeting
Literacy Stations
Outdoor Snack and Recess
Phonemic Awareness
Math Stations
Core Extension Classes: Music, Art, Physical Education, Library, Sustainable Development and Global Goals
NOON
LUNCH AND RECESS
Quiet Time
Social Studies or Science
Outdoor Recess
Core Extension Classes: Music, Art, Physical Education, Library, Sustainable Development and Global Goals
3:10 P.M. DISMISSAL OR MOVE TO EXTENDED DAY
3:10–6:00 P.M. EXTENDED DAY CHILDCARE AND SEA EXPLORER CLASSES
Upper School Day in the Life
Typical Day of Upper School at SEA
7:30–8:00 A.M. MORNING ARRIVAL
8:00 A.M. DAY BEGINS
Homeroom by Grade Level
Core Academic Classes: Math, English, Science, History, French or Spanish, and Latin (7th and 8th grade)
10:00 A.M. MORNING BREAK AND SNACK
Core Extension Classes: Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Engineering & Design, and Physical Education
Leadership Courses: Core Values & Community, Racial Literacy, Sustainable Development and Global Goals, and the Leadership Practicum
Clubs and Advisory Groups meet on alternating days
1:00 P.M. LUNCH AND RECESS
Additional Skill-Building Courses: Public Speaking, Digital Literacy, Library & Research, Social & Emotional Learning, and Health & Wellness
Advisory Check-In
Daily faculty office hours and student study time
3:25 P.M. DISMISSAL
3:25–5 P.M. AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND ATHLETICS
Athletics: Soccer, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Basketball, Lacrosse, and Golf
