Lower Division
Students fall in love with school in Berkeley’s Lower Division, where experiential learning and purposeful play build fundamental academic and social-emotional skills that last a lifetime. In this safe, happy environment, Lower Division students grow with curiosity, agency, positive self-identity, and respect for others.
From here, students enjoy:
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Music, art, and theatre as part of the everyday school experience
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Learning Spanish, which begins in pre-k!
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Swimming and rock-wall climbing in physical education class
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Exploring our Natural Playground and Outdoor Environmental Classroom
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Innovative discovery in our Center for Science, Engineering & Technology (C-SET)
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Robust after-school programming including chess, flamenco dancing, cooking, karate, choir, musical theatre, improv, comic book making, soccer, lacrosse, cheer, and more.
The Berkeley Educational Enrichment (B.E.E.P.) after-school program provides supervised, age-appropriate enrichment activities for pre-k through fifth grade students in the Lower Division. The program includes homework study periods with helpful professional monitors, outdoor and indoor free-play and games, and arts and crafts activities. Staffed by Lower Division faculty, B.E.E.P operates every full school day from 3-6 p.m. Students may attend B.E.E.P. full time or on an as-needed basis. For more information about Berkeley’s B.E.E.P. program activities and prices, contact the Lower Division Office at (813) 885-1673.
