Hickory Tree School is a private, non-sectarian preschool and elementary school in Torrance, CA that offers academically based programs for early childhood through elementary grades.
Hickory Tree School operates as a private, non-sectarian school with preschool and elementary divisions. The program is academically oriented and organized to address development at each stage of growth.
The school follows a structured, academically-based curriculum that emphasizes social and emotional development, self-care, fine and gross motor skills, language and reading readiness, and foundational math and science concepts. Teacher planning supports learning by discovery and aims to foster independence, curiosity, and positive learning experiences.
A set of additional activities offered outside the core curriculum (listed on the site under extracurricular offerings).
A fifth grade program that provides a comprehensive curriculum across language (sentence building, parts of speech), writing (opinion, informative, narrative), reading (phonics, fluency, comprehension), spelling, math (fractions, ratios, decimals, integers, geometry), science and social studies, plus art, physical fitness and music appreciation.
A first grade curriculum described as well-rounded and challenging, with focus areas including social and emotional development, language and writing, reading (phonics, fluency, comprehension), math (place value, operations, geometry), science, art, physical fitness and music.
Fourth grade curriculum focusing on language and writing, reference skills, reading fluency and comprehension, spelling, math (place value, operations, geometry, measurement), science, social studies (U.S. geography and history), art and music appreciation.
An advanced kindergarten program that emphasizes social and emotional development, reading comprehension, language (including parts of speech and punctuation), early math concepts (counting, place value, grouping, basic problem solving), and exposure to science, social studies, music and art.
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A program for very young children that emphasizes fine motor and gross motor development, self-care, social development, listening skills, reading readiness, math readiness, and early music exposure.
A program focused on instructional opportunities to support learning and social-emotional development with activities targeting fine and gross motor skills, self-care, social skills, listening, reading readiness, math readiness, and musical concepts.
Second grade instruction covering language and writing, reading skills and comprehension, spelling and dictionary skills, math (place value, operations, fractions, decimals), science and social studies, art and physical fitness.
A third grade program emphasizing language, writing (descriptive, narrative, persuasive), reading skills and comprehension, spelling, math (multiplication, geometry, fractions), science, social studies, art, physical fitness and music appreciation.
A preschool program that encourages learning through experimentation within a structured curriculum, focusing on fine and gross motor skills, self-care, social development, listening skills, reading readiness, math readiness, and introductory music concepts.
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