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Our third-grade classrooms are thoughtfully designed to provide students with a comfortable and productive learning environment. All classrooms feature flexible seating like cafe tables, high tops, sofa cushions, as well as more structured tables and seating. This blend of flexibility and structure fosters an inclusive and adaptable learning space for all third-grade students, creating a space where students can learn and thrive. 

Grafflin’s Makerspace is dedicated to the integration of STEAM skills into the curriculum. In this dynamic space, K-4 students apply the principles of the Design Process. All students are provided opportunities to explore, create and share ideas, solve problems, test solutions, and revise to improve their thinking and projects. Students build skills in collaboration, creativity, and problem solving, skills that transfer to other areas of their academic and personal growth. 

Grafflin art classes are planned to provide each student with a supportive and challenging environment to explore and create. Lessons are designed to foster curiosity, hands-on problem solving, visual literacy, and personal expression.  Students engage in critical thinking, collaboration and communication, as they reflect on their relationship to the larger world. Aesthetic experience and connections deepen our students’ understanding of past and present cultures, and help our students imagine and create the future.

Our kindergarten classrooms are designed to meet the academic and social/emotional needs of our youngest learners. The classrooms offer a structured learning environment that sets clear expectations and routines, which are essential for young children's development.  Teachers strive to create a balance between structure and flexibility, providing an ideal environment for kindergarten students. These well-designed classrooms guarantee a nurturing and dynamic space for our youngest learners.