Second Grade girls make big leaps in every area of the curriculum, taking their preparation from Kindergarten and First Grade to new heights. In mathematics, they work with bigger numbers and jump into more challenging mathematical concepts, like multi-digit addition and subtraction. Second Graders’ writing pieces grow both in length and in sophistication. Their reading skills take them to greater depths as they practice higher-level reading strategies, such as making inferences and asking relevant questions. Second Graders also examine the role of the environment in all aspects of human culture. They study differences between regions inhabited by indigenous peoples of the past, and then explore how the local environment has allowed people to survive and thrive over time. Students come to understand that life experiences inform people’s perspectives, and they learn that people from other times or places view the world differently. In both units, girls have opportunities for longer experiential learning experiences at our Butler Campus and in the Cleveland community. In the fall, girls spend a week learning about the Eastern Woodlands at Butler, discovering how people used local natural resources to survive. They spend several days at Lake Erie in the spring to learn about this treasure. Through these experiences, girls learn to think critically about how a community best uses and protects its resources.