ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | KINDERGARTEN–5TH GRADE
At St. Petersburg Primary School, elementary students build strong academic foundations while remaining active participants in their learning. Through hands-on exploration, purposeful play, collaboration, and meaningful real-world experiences, students develop the curiosity, confidence, and character they need for what comes next.
Our research-based curriculum builds strong foundations in literacy, mathematics, science, and critical thinking.
Students investigate, create, collaborate, question, and solve problems through hands-on learning and meaningful experiences.
Daily P.E., recess, movement, flexible learning spaces, and hands-on experiences keep students active and engaged.
Students grow as thoughtful, compassionate people through Christian Education, collaboration, service, and school traditions.
SINGAPORE MATH
Deep number sense, mathematical reasoning, problem-solving, and conceptual understanding help students develop confidence and a strong foundation for increasingly complex mathematics.
UFLI + HMH INTO READING & WRITING
Systematic phonics instruction combines with rich literature, comprehension, vocabulary, writing, and communication to develop confident readers and writers.
MYSTERY SCIENCE
Inquiry-driven science encourages students to ask questions, investigate ideas, make discoveries, and develop a deeper understanding of the world around them.
SECRET STORIES
In addition to UFLI, playful stories and memorable strategies help our youngest elementary learners understand the “why” behind phonics and make meaningful connections between sounds and letters.
OUR SIGNATURE ST. PETE HISTORY PROGRAM
Our St. Pete History Program connects classroom learning with the people, places, and stories that shaped our community. Through hands-on experiences, local field studies, and grade-specific projects, students discover that history isn’t something that only lives in a textbook — it’s all around them.
KINDERGARTEN
Kindergarten students discover the history of St. Petersburg’s Historic Old Northeast neighborhood through trolley rides, scavenger hunts, and hands-on exploration of the community surrounding their school.
1st GRADE
First graders explore St. Petersburg’s pioneering role in aviation, from the world’s first scheduled commercial airline flight to the history of Albert Whitted Airport, connecting local landmarks with the story of flight.
2nd GRADE
Second graders journey into St. Petersburg’s earliest history, exploring the Tocobaga people through living-history experiences, pottery, science connections, and an investigation of Florida’s natural environment.
3rd GRADE
Third graders uncover St. Petersburg’s rich baseball history through local exploration, architecture, and writing, culminating in a baseball experience that brings the city’s sports history to life.
4TH GRADE
Fourth graders explore St. Petersburg’s maritime history and relationship with the water, connecting classroom learning with local history and a multi-week sailing experience on Tampa Bay.
5TH GRADE
Fifth graders explore Florida’s Spanish colonial history and the people and events that shaped early Florida, culminating in an overnight experience in historic St. Augustine, founded by the Spanish in 1565.
From the nest
to the sky.
Real Places.
Curious Minds.
Brighter Tomorrows.
CHARACTER • COMMUNITY • CURIOSITY
Education at St. Pete Primary is about more than what students know. It is also about who they are becoming.
Through Christian Education, monthly Chapel, classroom community, service, and everyday opportunities to work alongside others, students learn to lead with kindness, act with integrity, show empathy, and take responsibility for themselves and their community.
We create space for children to ask meaningful questions, reflect on their choices, celebrate differences, and discover how their actions can make a positive impact on the people and world around them.