Program
Introduction
Penn Elementary School (Grades Pre – 5th) provides a well-balanced American curriculum and extra-curricular in a dynamic learning environment where students are encouraged to experience new things while building the foundational skills necessary for academic success.
Licensed by the Greenville Area School District, the Curriculum at PennSchool is implemented in integration with MoET program and align with:
- Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Mathematics
- Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts
- Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
- American Education Reaches Out (AERO) for Social Studies
- Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
- Shape America Standards for Physical Education and Health
- National Core Arts Standard for Performing Arts and Visual Art
Our rigorous program focuses on innovative practices that promote learning at deeper levels. Elementary students are encouraged the create new things and the solving of real-world problems. By experience-based learning, students are empowered to set goals, reflect on their learning, and take action. Creativity is developed as students are provoked to think deeper and share their learning in various ways.
The Bilingual – American Program focuses on the American Core Subjects, taught in English, and the combination between the American Specialist Subjects and the MoET Curriculum taught in Vietnamese. After grade 8th, students can choose to continue studying the Vietnamese American Bilingual program and receive the MoET Diploma and participate in English competency tests such as IELTS, SAT, and ACT. Alternatively, students can transfer to the American Diploma Pathway to receive the Greenville High School Diploma (Pennsylvania, USA).
English Language Art
- Reading
- Writing
- Spelling
- Communication
Mathematics
- Develop an understanding of addition, subtraction, and strategies for addition and subtraction within 20.
- Develop an understanding of whole number relationships and place value, including grouping in tens and
ones. - Develop an understanding of linear measurement and measuring lengths as iterating length units.
- Reason about attributes of, and compose and decompose geometric shapes.
Science
- Physical Science
- Life Science
- Earth and Space Science
Social Studies
- History, Culture & Perspective
- Geography, People, and the Environment
- Economics, Innovation & Technology
- Civics, Government and Human Rights
English Language Art
- Reading
- Writing
- Communication
Mathematics
- Extend understanding of base-ten notation.
- Build fluency with addition and subtraction.
- Use standard units of measure.
- Describe and analyze shapes.
Science
- Physical Science
- Life Science
- Earth Science
Social Studies
- History, Culture & Perspective
- Geography, People and the Environment
- Economics, Innovation & Technology
- Civics, Government and Human Rights
English Language Art
- Reading
- Writing
- Communication
Mathematics
- Develop an understanding of multiplication and division and strategies for multiplication and division
within 100. - Developing an understanding of fractions, especially unit fractions (fractions with numerator 1).
- Developing understanding of the structure of rectangular arrays and of area.
- Describe and analyze two-dimensional shapes.
Science
- Physical Science
- Life Science
- Earth Science
Social Studies
- History, Culture & Perspective
- Geography, People and the Environment
- Economics, Innovation & Technology
- Civics, Government and Human Rights
English Language Art
- Reading
- Writing
- Communication
Mathematics
- Develop an understanding and fluency with multi-digit multiplication and develop an understanding of
dividing to find quotients involving multi-digit dividends. - Develop an understanding of fraction equivalence, addition and subtraction of fractions with like
denominators, and multiplication of fractions by whole numbers. - Develop an understanding that geometric figures can be analyzed and classified based on their
properties, such as having parallel sides, perpendicular sides, particular angle measures, and symmetry.
Science
- Physical Sciences
- Life Sciences
- Earth and Space Sciences
Social studies
- History, Culture & Perspective
- Geography, People and the Environment
- Economics, Innovation & Technology
- Civics, Government and Human Rights
English Language Art
- Reading
- Writing
- Communication
Mathematics
- Develop fluency with addition and subtraction of fractions, and develop an understanding of the multiplication of fractions and of the division of fractions in limited cases.
- Extend division to 2-digit divisors.
- Develop an understanding of volume – develop an understanding of multiplication and division and strategies for multiplication and division within 100.
Science
- Physical Science
- Life Science
- Earth Science
Social studies
- History, Culture & Perspective
- Geography, People and the Environment
- Economics, Innovation & Technology
- Civics, Government and Human Rights
The International – American Program focuses on the Core Subjects, and the Specialist Subjects taught in English, which is licensed by the Greenville Area District School Board (Pennsylvania, USA). PennSchool students who meet the Pennsylvania Department of Education graduation requirements will be awarded the American Diploma, degreed by Greenville High School (Pennsylvania, USA) with a recognized qualification at all schools in the US, Australia, Canada, and other English schools worldwide.
English Language Art
- Reading
- Writing
- Spelling
- Communication
Mathematics
- Develop an understanding of addition, subtraction, and strategies for addition and subtraction within 20.
- Develop an understanding of whole number relationships and place value, including grouping in tens and
ones. - Develop an understanding of linear measurement and measuring lengths as iterating length units.
- Reason about attributes of, and compose and decompose geometric shapes.
Science
- Physical Science
- Life Science
- Earth and Space Science
Social Studies
- History, Culture & Perspective
- Geography, People, and the Environment
- Economics, Innovation & Technology
- Civics, Government and Human Rights
English Language Art
- Reading
- Writing
- Communication
Mathematics
- Extend understanding of base-ten notation.
- Build fluency with addition and subtraction.
- Use standard units of measure.
- Describe and analyze shapes.
Science
- Physical Science
- Life Science
- Earth Science
Social Studies
- History, Culture & Perspective
- Geography, People and the Environment
- Economics, Innovation & Technology
- Civics, Government and Human Rights
English Language Art
- Reading
- Writing
- Communication
Mathematics
- Develop an understanding of multiplication and division and strategies for multiplication and division
within 100. - Developing an understanding of fractions, especially unit fractions (fractions with numerator 1).
- Developing understanding of the structure of rectangular arrays and of area.
- Describe and analyze two-dimensional shapes.
Science
- Physical Science
- Life Science
- Earth Science
Social Studies
- History, Culture & Perspective
- Geography, People and the Environment
- Economics, Innovation & Technology
- Civics, Government and Human Rights
English Language Art
- Reading
- Writing
- Communication
Mathematics
- Develop an understanding and fluency with multi-digit multiplication and develop an understanding of
dividing to find quotients involving multi-digit dividends. - Develop an understanding of fraction equivalence, addition and subtraction of fractions with like
denominators, and multiplication of fractions by whole numbers. - Develop an understanding that geometric figures can be analyzed and classified based on their
properties, such as having parallel sides, perpendicular sides, particular angle measures, and symmetry.
Science
- Physical Sciences
- Life Sciences
- Earth and Space Sciences
Social studies
- History, Culture & Perspective
- Geography, People and the Environment
- Economics, Innovation & Technology
- Civics, Government and Human Rights
English Language Art
- Reading
- Writing
- Communication
Mathematics
- Develop fluency with addition and subtraction of fractions, and develop an understanding of the multiplication of fractions and of the division of fractions in limited cases.
- Extend division to 2-digit divisors.
- Develop an understanding of volume – develop an understanding of multiplication and division and strategies for multiplication and division within 100.
Science
- Physical Science
- Life Science
- Earth Science
Social studies
- History, Culture & Perspective
- Geography, People and the Environment
- Economics, Innovation & Technology
- Civics, Government and Human Rights
Graduate
Outcomes
Extracurricular Activities
