Academic Milestones

Curious about how to support your preschooler throughout the various academic and social milestones prior to kindergarten? Take a look at the list we’ve curated so you can help your child stay on track!

Kindergarten is an exciting year—academically and developmentally! Help your budding student stay on track with these milestones.

How to help your 1st-grader hit appropriate academic and social benchmarks.

2nd-grade is a big year academically and developmentally! How to ensure your child is hitting the appropriate educational and social milestones.

Third-grade is traditionally a big year for reading—but there’s so much more academic development to watch out for! Third-graders are navigating more complex social relationships in and out of the classroom. Click for strategies on how to support your growing student at home.

4th-grade is such a fun year as students are given more responsibility at home and at school. Read on for strategies to cultivate leadership and academic independence.

The leaders of the lower school! 5th-graders get a lot of attention from faculty and coaches this year as they are pushed to take on new responsibilities and grow in their intrinsic motivation to do well academically. See our list of strategies to help support 5th-graders outside of the classroom.