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Elementary Curriculum

  • Grosse Pointe Public School System (GPPSS) engages in a system of continuous improvement that focuses on collaboration and continuity across the district while focusing on our Vision: One Inclusive Community Learning Together, and our Mission of Cultivating Educational Excellence By: Empowering Students, Valuing Diversity, Inspiring Curiosity, and Pushing Possibilities. The professional staff believes that each student is unique and is dedicated to providing appropriate and stimulating experiences and activities from which your child can learn, grow, and develop a wholesome attitude toward learning. The day is a wonderful combination of large and small group activities, with opportunities for individual and partner learning.  

Sections

English Language Arts

Focus on the strengths and needs of each individual student. There are several consistent components with some variation within grade levels.

Social Studies

Using an inquiry based approach, students learn about an ever expanding environment through the strands Geography, Civics and Government, Economics, and History.

Mathematics

Grosse Pointe Public Schools currently uses a spiral curriculum which means concepts and skills are revisited and developed over time in a wide variety of contexts.

Library

This updated curriculum guide is intended to increase the overall effectiveness of teaching the library standards and provide an instructional framework for equitable teaching and learning across the district.

Art

The K-12 Art Curriculum Committee in alignment with the District Strategic Plan identified the following Guiding Principles that are the foundation of each art course within the district