Elementary School | Academics | First Presbyterian Day School, Macon Private School

Elementary School K - 5th Grade

Intentional Education

FPD’s focus on intentionality spreads from academics to co-curriculars and is all woven together based on a biblical foundation. Students enjoy small class sizes in which they are seen and known by godly teachers who encourage creative problem-solving, discovery, and engagement.

In kindergarten, a full-time teacher is assisted by a full-time paraprofessional to ensure differentiation based on various learning modalities, and small groups provide for one-on-one instructional time. Students participate in structured play during centers to develop social and fine motor skills. We also host special events like a special breakfast for fathers and Muffins with Mom. Kindergarten is offered as a half-day and full-day program.

Reading and learning soar at full speed for FPD’s second graders.

Students are rapidly growing in independence, mastering time management, and showing remarkable maturity.

Children are discovering God’s beauty and creativity through our study of the human body, dinosaurs, and the butterfly life cycle. Enjoying classics, such as Amelia Bedelia and Frog and Toad stories is a fun tradition we hold in second grade. Lastly, we gain an understanding of our place in this world through the study of all 50 of our United States.

Fourth graders are changing classes.

Students rotate between three classrooms for Math, Language Arts, and Science/Social Studies.

Hands-on learning continues through a novel-based approach to reading and various writing projects in Language Arts, a spiral approach to math concepts that supports “productive struggle,” and maintains high cognitive demand in Math, and unit-related research-based Science/Social Studies content. Students are also being taught to use technology in their learning for study tools, class PowerPoint and Wixie presentations, Blooket, and Quizlets.