Academics
Lower School
Academic Approach
Modern Education for a Modern World
Visitation Academy’s distinct educational philosophy focuses on the development of the whole child, preparing students to be well-rounded, lifelong learners. Project-based, hands-on learning is a hallmark of our program and is integrated in many academic areas, as it leads to greater understanding and instills confidence and self-esteem. Students are encouraged to think critically, be creative, analyze, apply, collaborate, communicate, and problem solve—crucial skills in this ever-changing world.
Lower School classrooms are spacious and sunny, filled with abundant resources and opportunities that your daughter can use to her advantage. Our faculty is one very important resource your daughter has at her disposal. Our educators are passionate about teaching and are committed to your daughter’s academic, spiritual, and personal growth. They also are committed to their own professional growth, participating in countless professional development opportunities both as a group and as individuals each year. This not only makes them better educators, but it also fosters better students as research has shown that an investment in professional development directly relates to higher student achievement.
Lower School classrooms are spacious and sunny, filled with abundant resources and opportunities that your daughter can use to her advantage. Our faculty is one very important resource your daughter has at her disposal. Our educators are passionate about teaching and are committed to your daughter’s academic, spiritual, and personal growth. They also are committed to their own professional growth, participating in countless professional development opportunities both as a group and as individuals each year. This not only makes them better educators, but it also fosters better students as research has shown that an investment in professional development directly relates to higher student achievement.
Academics At-A-Glance:
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Scientific inquiry comes alive through experiments and other hands-on learning activities.
Visitation is the area’s only all-girl school incorporating robotics into the curriculum, with girls in Grades 1 through 5 working with robotics in a project-based learning environment that teaches the use of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts. -
Math classes are taught at an accelerated level – one year ahead of the traditional curriculum.
Girls flourish in an atmosphere of individual attention and learn to their full potential. -
Our commitment to 21st-century learning gives students an outlet to engage with their schoolwork and with each other in interactive, creative, and collaborative ways.
Technology curriculum follows the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) standards, equipping students to become empowered learners, responsible digital citizens, and confident researchers from an early age. Through coding, computational thinking, and a variety of technology tools, students build knowledge, solve real-world problems, and develop the skills needed to thrive in an ever-changing digital world. -
A love of reading and writing is fostered through Language Arts as girls learn the fundamentals of spelling, grammar, and sentence structure.
A dedicated Lower School library supports classroom learning, housing collections of curriculum-related materials to enhance print-rich projects; classes also can use the media center to create, collaborate, and share projects.
Support for Every Student
At Viz, every student is known, encouraged, and supported by educators who see teaching as a calling. We believe that high expectations and strong support go hand in hand, creating an environment where students are challenged to grow while receiving the guidance and encouragement to succeed.
Through small class sizes, individualized academic support, dedicated counselors, collaboration time built into the school day, and meaningful mentorship, students gain confidence, independence, self-advocacy skills, and a deeper understanding of how they learn best. At every step, students are supported not only academically, but personally—helping them build the skills, resilience, and readiness to thrive in college and beyond while learning to Be Who They Are and Be That Well.
Visitation Academy is an independent, private Catholic school offering a coeducational Montessori preschool and Kindergarten program, the area's only all-girl elementary program for Grades 1-5, and an all-girl middle school and all-girl high school.
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