Language Arts

Through Gateway’s literature-based reading program, students discover a love for books and develop the ability to interpret literature and to appreciate language. Writing and thinking go hand in hand, and writing skills are taught across disciplines, helping the students become stronger writers as well as stronger historians, scientists, and mathematicians. Oral language development is also integrated in all subjects from the earliest grades, with strong emphasis on public speaking.

Social Studies

Gateway encourages the study of cultures and influences that affect students’ lives. Students gain a sense of their place in the world by understanding that the nation is composed of people whose origins span the globe. The program encourages understanding and respect for different cultures and ways of life, empathy for one’s neighbors, and an understanding of one’s own relationship to the global community. Discussion, debate, dialogue, and self-discovery are cultivated, and combined with field trips and projects to enhance the classroom material.