Curriculum

Our meticulously designed curriculum, which aligns with the Common Core Standards, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), AERO Standards, and the Dominican Republic’s mandated curricula, ensures your child receives a world-class education.

The school offers a rigorous and competitive college preparatory program that aligns with the performance standards of both local and international universities. Our commitment to academic excellence is further demonstrated by STS’s provision of Advanced Placement (AP) courses for high school students who are chosen based on their strong academic performance.

The school employs an eclectic teaching approach rooted in constructivism, offering students various educational opportunities to develop, integrate, and apply the acquired knowledge and social skills. This approach is designed to equip students with the tools necessary for achieving a fulfilling, productive life and inspire them to reach their full potential.

Designed for success

Academic Levels

Early Childhood

Our program serves students from 1 year old (Nido) to 5 years old (Kinder). We provide a dynamic platform for skill development and knowledge acquisition in an integrated and open environment. Early childhood students engage both individually and in groups. Our diverse teaching methods enhance student involvement while addressing their growth, interests, and needs.

Our program incorporates music, visual arts, plastic arts, and activities that promote psychomotor development. Classrooms are organized into learning centers that encourage constructive play, enabling children to manipulate resources. Every area includes resources that address diverse interests and educational needs. Our program fosters a love for reading and provides meaningful writing experiences. These learning experiences enrich vocabulary development and enhance verbal expression. The assessment process is ongoing and utilizes various methods. Values are highlighted through the implementation of specific programs and activities.

Elementary School

Our elementary program includes First through Fifth grades. Teachers plan a variety of quality and meaningful learning experiences that promote student engagement and growth.  The Elementary curriculum offers a well-rounded education beyond traditional subjects. Students engage in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Health, Social Studies, and Spanish while participating in Physical Education, Music, Arts, Technology classes, and the Innovation Lab, which is vital in supporting students’ development across the areas of Mathematics, Science, Engineer, and Robotics. The daily schedule is rich with library time, reading, journal writing, class discussions, circle time activities, and a dedicated values program, fostering the development of the whole child as an inquirer to become a lifelong learner.  

Elementary students at our school engage in various enjoyable and significant school activities, such as the Readathon, Cultural & Science Fairs, Robotics Competition, Spelling Bee, and celebrations like Thanksgiving, Christmas Concert, Valentine’s Day, Dominican Week, Independence Day Concert, Easter Egg Hunt, and Mother’s Day Concert & Exhibit. We actively encourage cooperative learning and firmly believe that elementary students should engage in their learning process.

Middle & High School

Our program serves students from 6th to 12th grade. It is genuinely committed to fulfilling our school mission: to provide a student-centered environment based on high expectations that actively promotes leadership, academic excellence, initiative, and integrity by fostering creative, critical thinkers who are lifelong learners, caring human beings, and responsible global citizens. Our educational program requires students to excel beyond merely understanding content, including Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, Spanish Language Arts, Social Studies, Sociales, art, Music, Physical education, and Innovation Lab classes. Instructional strategies enhance meaningful interactions between learners and their learning process through significant activities like debates, experiments, projects, and group work.

The academic courses aim to broaden and integrate knowledge while developing personal and social skills through active engagement in meaningful, real-world learning experiences that foster student agency, problem-based learning, and research, aligning with the school’s mission and vision statements.

We aim to provide opportunities for today’s learners to become tomorrow’s leaders.

For all academic levels

After School Program

The afterschool program allows students to practice different sports and join various clubs, contributing to their development and strengthening and positively impacting their overall health. Activities are scheduled from Monday through Thursday. Students may attend two different activities per semester.

The program offers:

  • Model United Nations
  • Chess club
  • Soccer
  • Basketball
  • Volleyball
  • Taekwondo
  • Dance
  • Arts and Crafts
  • Gymnastics
  • Guitar
  • Piano
  • Table Tennis
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