Practical Activities

There are practical requirements for Elementary students throughout their academic studies, providing them with important real-life experience in conducting experiments, making useful products, participating in activities that further enhance their understanding of the subjects taught or in learning a new skill. Practical consists of both projects and skill development.

"Research" is a concept that helps a child to observe activities or phenomena in the environment, thereby learning first-hand about basic concepts in physics, biology or chemistry. Students through the Elementary School engage in a variety of research projects as part of their regular curriculum.

Field Trips

Getting out to observe or interact with the world outside Delphi is a big part of the program. In the classrooms, students are encouraged to connect what they are studying with the real world. Field trips help them to make that connection even more real.

On the La Jolla campus, students have easy walking access to a number of cultural as well as natural resources. Whether they are exploring sea life among the many tidepools along the beach or touring the latest show at the La Jolla Museum of Art, Delphi students are exposed to the outside world as much as possible. We work with students to help them integrate what they are studying in the classrooms with what goes on in the "real world"––all of which not only increases their understanding but provides them with lots of fresh air and exercise on a regular basis.

Projects

As part of the learning process, Elementary School students will participate in a variety of practical projects. These may include keeping a budget, participating in a mock trial, designing and building a dog house, or using a telescope to study the moon and planets.

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