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Smiling Spring Mountain elementary students with Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes
Planting roots

Grades K–5 · Elementary School

Where a love of learning begins.

A warm, joyful start to school — strong foundations in reading, writing, and math, wrapped in faith, wonder, and teachers who know your child by name.

“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.”

Proverbs 22:6

The early years, done right

A steady, joyful foundation.

In the elementary years, how a child feels about school shapes everything that follows. We keep it warm, hands-on, and full of wonder — while building the skills that matter most.

Reading & math

Strong, phonics-based reading and number sense — the foundations every later subject is built on.

Faith & wonder

Bible, prayer, and big questions are part of the everyday, taught in a way little ones can hold onto.

Hands-on & play

Projects, movement, and play that turn curiosity into real understanding — not worksheets all day.

Known & nurtured

Small classes mean a teacher who knows your child’s name, their pace, and what makes them light up.

A Spring Mountain teacher and a young student at a classroom celebration

Small classes, big care

A teacher who truly sees your child.

We stay small on purpose. In the elementary grades, that means a teacher who notices when a reader is ready to soar — or when a child just needs a little extra encouragement that day.

Children who feel safe and known take risks, ask questions, and grow. That sense of belonging is the quiet engine behind everything academic.

A day in K–5

Curious, joyful, and busy in the best way.

A Spring Mountain teacher with a young student holding flowers
A teacher and three students smiling together in a selfie
Elementary students wearing fun glasses and making heart hands on spirit day
A young student reading a chapter book at his desk
A visiting pony in the chapel during an elementary event
A young student carefully stacking a pyramid of cups
Young students laughing as they throw autumn leaves outdoors
Two young students smiling at their desks in a small classroom
Students sketching by a pond on an outdoor learning day

More than the basics

Bible, music, and even Russian — woven in from the start.

Every student grows through signature classes you won't find at most schools — daily Bible, a real music program, and Russian language that stretches how they think.

Come see the elementary years for yourself.

Tour a classroom, meet a teacher, and watch a small class at work. We’d love to meet your family.