First through fifth grades shall constitute the elementary school. The school shall provide a plan of formal instruction in all elementary grades including but not limited to: English, Science, Mathematics, Computer Literacy, Health and family life, History/Social Science, Lengua Española, Ciencias Sociales, Cívica, Music, Art, and Physical Education.

The program design shall include the provision for a variety of scheduling patterns such as self-contained classes, the assignment of groups of students to a team of teachers, and some departmentalized classes. The predominant mode of scheduling shall be forty-five to ninety minute segments of instruction. School curriculum guides shall be prepared to embrace the organization and content objectives in the various subject areas. An integrated subject approach to instruction based upon themes shall be promoted at the elementary level. Theme study time shall be scheduled for the specific purpose of providing an opportunity for teachers to correlate the skills and concepts relating to a chosen theme from various subject areas and convey those skills/concepts to the students through small and large group activities. The program design shall also contemplate center and circle time activities to teach students both social skills and concepts related to the academic curriculum.