Science & Technology

At NEST+m Lower School, science is a central part of the students’ everyday routine, using FOSS science modules, an inquiry-based curriculum. Starting with basic observations in kindergarten and moving through more complex experiments and data collection in the upper grades, students learn about concepts such as meteorology, balance and motion, the physics of sound, the properties and composition of water, astronomy, landforms, and the human body.

This year all K-5 students will study the use of technology through the Library Science curriculum. A mobile computer station can brings MacBooks to each classroom. Through the Library Science curriculum students begin by learning research methods and safe navigation of the web. This year in Grades 4 and 5, computers will also play an integrated role in the students developing keyboard skills.