Explorers 1 (Pre-Kindergarten)
- At least four years old by December 1
- Fully toilet trained
- Able to be away from parents/primary caregiver for several hours
- Able to sit through an entire reading of a picture book
- Can speak in complete sentences and communicate needs
Explorers 2 (Kindergarten)
- At least five years old by December 1
- Count to 20
- Recite alphabet
- Know all letter sounds (short vowels, simple consonants [hard C, hard G])
- Hold and use a pencil correctly
- Identify and continue ABAB patterns
- Follow three simple instructions (e.g., Please go to your backpack, retrieve your snack, and return to your desk.)
Grade 1
- At least six years old by December 1
- Use scissors
- Fully dress themselves without assistance (button buttons, zip coat)
- Know 30+ phonemes
- Read simple 3-4 letter words
- Count to 100
- Write the numbers 0-20
- Understands and uses ordinal numbers
- Colors within the lines of a picture
Grade 2
- At least seven years old by December 1
- Read fluently and comprehend Frog & Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
- Write all uppercase and lowercase letters
- Know all 72 phonemes
- Write a complete sentence
- Quickly add and subtract one-digit numbers from two-digit numbers (up to number 20)
- Count by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s to 100
- Identifies and draw basic shapes
Grade 3
- At least eight years old by December 1
- Fluently read Charlotte’s Web by E.B.White
- Answer written comprehension questions in complete sentences
- Add and subtract numbers with regrouping
- Identify and illustrate wholes, halves, thirds, and quarters
- Recognize and use standard measuring tools (ruler, scale, thermometer)
- Read an analog clock
- Count money
Grade 4
- At least nine years old by December 1
- Fluently read and summarize The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
- Label parts of speech (subject, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, and conjunction)
- Master Grade 3 math concepts (Singapore Math Books 3A and 3B)