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LOWER SCHOOL
The Wardlaw-Hartridge Lower
School, consisting of kindergarten to
sixth grade, is where the student
starts to learn the basic skills. While
primary grade lessons are much the
same everywhere, the youngsters
learn the importance of being welldressed
in uniforms, eating community
meals and developing good social
habits. As the children enter the elementary
level, the skills become more
specialized and they begin to prepare
for both high school and college.
Life at the Lower School is not all
work, as the children play on tire jungle
gyms and run around the fields. An
annual field day, mix-match day and
talent shows allow the kids to be wild
and escape the confines of the classroom.
With the aid of a dedicated
staff, the Lower Schoolers enter the
middle and upper schools well prepared
for the exciting and challenging
years ahead. As they grow older, to
them days seem to be just normal, but
to the older and wiser students they
are viewed as those "adorable brats.”
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