Curriculum

S.T.R.E.A.M. Forward to the Future

Science. Technology. Relationships. Engineering. Arts. Math. At Stepping Stone School, these aren’t separate subjects — they’re a single, integrated way of learning that starts from day one.

Toddler playing with a twig outdoors on a sunny day
Toddler playing with a twig outdoors on a sunny day
Our Approach

Children have beautiful, open minds. We keep them that way.

We’ve known since our founding that arts and creativity aren’t separate from science and math — they’re the key to understanding them. S.T.R.E.A.M. enhances Platinum Learning for Life™ by inspiring curiosity across all ages, using games, music, and drawing to help children explore and retain technical concepts through creative engagement.

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How We Teach It

Asking “What” opens up a new world

“What” questions encourage critical thinking without putting a child on the spot. By asking what they’ve observed and noticed — not what they think the right answer is — we build communication skills, observation skills, and genuine confidence. Children become the experts in their own learning.

What Your Child Will Explore

Every pillar is a different way of engaging with the world — and together, they build a child who can think, create, and solve.

Science

A way of thinking. Observing, experimenting, making predictions, sharing discoveries, asking questions, and wondering how things work.

Technology

A way of doing. Using innovative tools, being inventive, identifying problems, and making things work.

Relationships

A way of interacting. Identifying and expressing feelings, turn-taking, and exploring social problem-solving strategies.

Engineering

A way of building. Solving problems, using a variety of materials, designing and creating things that work.

Arts

A way of expressing. Exploring visual and performing arts with imagination and creativity to translate ideas into something tangible.

Math

A way of measuring. Sequencing, patterning, exploring shapes, volume, and size through hands-on discovery.

Higher Order Thinking

One of the only early education providers in the nation to teach coding from infancy

Coding isn’t about screens — it’s about thinking. Analyzing, predicting, planning, patterning, sequencing, sorting, organizing, evaluating. Research shows the foundational skills that determine whether children thrive in the modern economy are developed early, and achievement gaps appear before kindergarten. We start building those skills from day one.

Coding Foundations
Taught from infancy through school age across all classrooms
Problem-Solving
Children learn to design, test, rewrite, and evaluate their own solutions
Resilience
Failing and trying again is built into the process from the start
Future Readiness
Skills tied directly to kindergarten readiness and long-term achievement
Girl using a microscope in a classroom setting for a science activity