Teaching & Learning

Instruction at Silverwood is organized into five multi-age learning communities that foster collaboration, leadership, and connection. Each community has its own classroom, name, and mascot:

• Barn Owls (K–1)

• Tree House Squirrels (1–2)

• Lodge East River Otters (3–4)

• Lodge West Sea Otters (4–5)

• Farmhouse Ravens (6–8)

Learning communities in grades K–3 are supported by full-time Teaching Assistants, maintaining an average adult-to-child ratio of 1:10. All students also benefit from Specialist classes in visual and performing arts, outdoor learning, and Physical Education, along with the invaluable support of parent volunteers. Together, these adults create a rich, well-rounded learning environment where every child is seen, known, and supported.

Learning at Silverwood extends far beyond classroom walls. Our 17-acre wooded campus serves as part laboratory, part playground—and always a classroom. Here, students engage in multi-disciplinary, peer-to-peer, and teacher-guided learning across a variety of spaces and media, connecting ideas to the natural world and to one another in meaningful ways.