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Mathematics

Solving problems is at the heart of the Lower School mathematics curriculum. We place consistent emphasis on deep understanding of essential math concepts and mastery of age-appropriate skills at each grade level – all accomplished through child-centered activities and contexts.
 
We help our students connect their experiences of the real world with the skills they need to solve complex problems with understanding and facility.
Solving problems is at the heart of the Lower School mathematics curriculum. We place consistent emphasis on deep understanding of essential math concepts and mastery of age-appropriate skills at each grade level – all accomplished through child-centered activities and contexts.
 
We help our students connect their experiences of the real world with the skills they need to solve complex problems with understanding and facility.
 
Our mathematics program uses the research-based Singapore Mathematics approach, bridging the gap between concrete materials and symbolic notation with models such as ten frames, arrays, unit fraction pieces, and bar diagrams. New topics are introduced in a clear sequence and practical, real-life situations help students connect their learning to the world. Third graders, for example, use decimal measures to find the weight of a bag of groceries to donate to a local food bank, while fourth graders draw precise geometric figures, measure the sides and calculate the perimeter to the nearest tenth of a centimeter. Students gain increasing proficiency and a wider repertoire of strategies and models as they move through the grades. By fifth grade, students solve problems that sometimes stump adults! Student learning in the Lower School is also supported by web-based individualized mathematics software.
 
The pace of the mathematics program at the earliest grades is measured and deliberate; the result is a secure conceptual foundation, mastery of key skills, and a more rapid pace in older grades. By the end of fifth grade, students have mastered all operations on whole numbers, fractions and decimals, and they persevere through difficult multi-step word problems. They are well prepared to complete Algebra 1 in Middle School.

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Mailing Address: 315 East Palisade Avenue Englewood, NJ 07631
gps: 81 Lincoln Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
201-569-9500 Email: d-e@d-e.org
Located in Englewood, New Jersey, Dwight-Englewood is a greater New York City area private school with a rigorous college prep curriculum for boys and girls in preschool through grade 12.