Academics

Our community consists of unparalleled active, engaged parents, faculty, staff, and students that value the education offered at Erie Day School. They work collaboratively to balance 21st-century needs with transitional desires, seek solutions to local, national and international problems and strive to service needs. Our community holds in highest esteem the arts, physical fitness, digital citizenship and world languages in concert with core academics.

Early Childhood

Toddler, Preschool and PreK, Ages 2 to 5

Early Childhood faculty create an atmosphere that enables children to express themselves while developing their limitless potential. Known for our small student/teacher ratio, close collaboration among administrators and teachers, and careful attention to the physical environment, the Early Childhood Program at Erie Day School recognizes that a vibrant mind and a love of learning are shaped in a child's earliest school years.

Lower School

Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 4

Erie Day School’s Lower School curriculum has been thoughtfully designed to provide students with a solid foundation of skills and experiences upon which all future learning will rest. With an interactive Smartboard or use of the iPad, technology is woven throughout the curriculum in a variety of useful and appropriate ways. Specialists work closely with the classroom teachers to ensure that experiences in art, music, and physical education compliment the themes being explored in class. Students also continue their exposure to world language with Spanish classes every week.

Middle School

Grade 5 to 8

With an emphasis on exploratory learning, critical thinking and problem solving, our Middle School students engage in studies and assignments that are increasingly challenging and intellectually stimulating. We integrate design thinking through computers, software and other technologies to promote innovation and to support instruction in all curricular areas. Service learning is promoted among all Middle School students through leadership organizations. Academic clubs, competitive teams in debate, robotics, expression and math appeal to a variety of interests and skills sets.

Contact Sarah Williams, Director of Admissions & Enrollment, at 814-452-4273, or swilliams@eriedayschool.com for more information or to schedule a personal tour for you and your child(ren).