Elementary School
Where young learners grow with confidence and creativity.
Our Elementary School program spans Grades 1–5 — key years for building strong skills and fueling natural curiosity.
During this stage, students grow into independent learners while still benefiting from close guidance, engaging specials, and meaningful school traditions.
- A Rich Curriculum: Core academics are complemented by specials in art, music, athletics, and technology—highlighted by our new Maker Space Lab with 3D printing, green screens, and other 21st-century tools.
- Inquiry in Action: Our Palmas Inquiry Unit Planner guides every unit, helping students ask questions, think critically, and make real-world connections.
- Growing Dolphins: The Dolphin Learner Profile shapes daily learning, fostering traits like collaboration, resilience, creativity, and global citizenship.
- Special Traditions: Our year is full of landmark events, like the Book Fair, Puerto Rico Day, Field Day, and the Easter Hat Parade!
- Small, Supportive Community: With close teacher-student relationships, every child is known, challenged, and encouraged to grow with purpose.
Program Spotlight
Learning by Doing
We explore new ideas through fun projects, group work, and real-life problem-solving that make learning exciting and meaningful.
Growing Together
We build confidence, friendships, and strong habits by supporting each other in a safe, caring, and respectful space.
Being Creative
We express ourselves through drawing, music, stories, and cool experiments—there's always something fun to discover!
A Day in the Life of a Dolphin
You start the morning by greeting your friends and teachers in homeroom before heading off to your core classes. Maybe today you’re drafting a personal narrative in English, then diving into Math, where the Big Idea is “Shapes are everywhere, and learning geometry helps us make sense of them.” After a snack and quick recess, it’s time for language — either Spanish or SSL (Spanish as a Second Language).
By lunchtime, you’re ready for a break. You pick up your meal from the cafeteria, share silly jokes with friends at your table, and then run out to play on the playground.
The afternoon brings specials — art, PE, music, and special visits to the Maker Space Lab. Then it’s off to Science and Social Studies, where your class is producing a video!
When the bell rings, the fun isn’t over. As the school day winds down, students often join extracurriculars – from sports and clubs to creative activities that let them shine beyond the classroom.
Life as a TPA Dolphin is really fun and busy for an elementary school kid!
