Our Lower Academy offers a comprehensive and dynamic K–5 curriculum designed to spark curiosity and promote academic excellence. Through a variety of engaging activities, the program supports all types of learners—visual, auditory, reading/writing, and kinesthetic, while encouraging creativity, independence, and a love for learning.
The curriculum exceeds FLORIDA STATE STANDARDS and is delivered in a nurturing environment that promotes both scholastic achievement and character development. Teachers foster classroom experiences that build foundational skills while recognizing the individuality of each student. Learning plans are designed to help children grow spiritually, emotionally, socially, physically, and intellectually. Daily schedules are enriched by a broad range of specialized courses, taught once or twice a day.
Our Lower Academy is committed to developing critical thinkers and confident learners, laying a strong foundation for success in Upper Academy and beyond.
Anthropology through Art is a dynamic K–5 program that invites students to explore human stories through creativity. Guided by the MINDS framework “Marvel, Illuminate, Notice, Dream, Share.
Students engage with art as a gateway to culture, history, imagination, and personal identity. Each month, students will experience artworks, museums, and cultural themes that connect the past with the present and spark curiosity about the world around them.
Through a blend of art appreciation, hands-on projects, and cultural storytelling, lessons are tailored to different grade levels, ensuring that each child not only learns about art but also learns through art, seeing it as a way of understanding humanity.
Shelton Academy’s D.I.V.E. program is a one-of-a-kind marine biology and life science experience, the only program of its kind in the city of Doral! Designed to merge academic excellence with hands-on discovery, D.I.V.E. immerses students in the wonders of the ocean and the natural world through weekly study sessions and leadership training.
In the classroom, students work directly with live animals, shells, and biological specimens, using microscopes and interactive tools that spark curiosity and a love for science. With an emphasis on critical thinking and exploration, our teacher guides students to observe, question, and discover the living world around them, turning every lesson into an adventure.
The program helps students build confidence and real performance skills through singing, acting, and dance, in a fun and supportive environment.
Across all levels, Shelton emphasizes creativity, technique, teamwork, and self-expression, forming a strong foundation in the performing arts.
Will to Love is a joint venture with the University of Navarra dedicated to deepening our understanding of anthropology, human dignity, and the affectivity process that shapes us as free human beings—capable of making decisions with respect for ourselves and for others. This program works hand in hand with our parents, who are and always will be the first and most important educators of their children.
Theology at Shelton Academy is a rich and formative subject that begins as early as Pre-K3. Guided by our talented and dedicated teachers, children learn about their Catholic faith through engaging, interactive classes that make faith come alive. Beyond learning prayers, students are invited to experience the richness of the Catholic tradition while also exploring the anthropological reasoning of faith and the teachings of Saint Josemaría Escrivá, our patron saint. In this way, theology at Shelton is not only a subject, it is a journey that nurtures both heart and mind.
Spanish Class at Shelton Academy is a special program designed to spark curiosity about Latin American and Spanish culture while building interest in learning another language. We believe that bilingual children gain a valuable advantage in life, and our classes open the door to that opportunity. Through poetry, literature, and theatre, our teachers inspire students to connect with the richness of the Spanish-speaking world and to discover the joy of expressing themselves in another language.
