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Academics

Welcome to Foster Elementary

Some of our unique programming is highlighted below:

🌍 Global Leadership Focus: Our students learn the values of diversity, leadership, civic engagement, kindness, and compassion. Through Global Leadership Awards, students are recognized for embodying these traits. Monthly, local leaders join us for our Global Leader Speaker Series, inspiring students by sharing their own journeys and leadership stories.

🎶 Enhanced Physical Education & Music: With over 720 additional minutes of music and PE each year, our students enjoy a well-rounded experience that nurtures mind, body, and creativity.

🤝 Community-Driven Service: Our Service Club and yearly service projects encourage students to make a difference. From in-class activities to hands-on community service, civic engagement is a cornerstone of the Foster experience.

📐 Innovative Math Curriculum – Illustrative Mathematics: Our problem-based math curriculum, Illustrative Mathematics (IM), energizes learning by equipping students with critical skills and understandings that last a lifetime through the use of relatable, real-world scenarios, helping students gain both conceptual understanding and procedural fluence and images and situations that reflect a wide range of experiences, allowing students to connect more deeply with the math they’re learning

🌱 Valuable Community Partnerships:

  • Secura Insurance: provides tutoring, mentorship, and generous support.
  • Heckrodt Nature Preserve: engages students in hands-on, nature-based learning through field trips and family events.
  • VPI Inc.: provides inclusive, unified community experiences where students of all abilities learn and grow together.