Elementary school continues the work started in kindergarten. The German language is still part of the school routine, as is logical-mathematical reasoning.

Games and playing are learning tools used at this stage of education and put to use. Music, dance, theatre, art, literature and sport complement the curriculum with equal importance. Stimulating students' creativity is part of Deutsche Schule Curitiba's teaching programme and everyday school life.

Students are motivated to gradually take on more responsibility within the learning process. Autonomy, individuality and socio-emotional development are strongly integrated into this process.

Through co-operative working and learning techniques, we seek to strengthen the sense of collectivity and solidarity among members of the school community.

The elementary school curriculum follows Brazilian legislation and is also based on the school curriculum of the German state of Baden Württemberg.  In addition to specific additional language classes (German and English), our curriculum also includes subjects taught exclusively in German. Deutsche Schule Curitiba is therefore a recognised bilingual school.

In 1^st grade, literacy begins in German using the phonic method of key words. Pupils, who have been used to hearing the German language every day since kindergarten, broaden their horizons by learning to read and write, as well as deepening their logic in mathematics, a subject also taught in German. Since it is the transition year between kindergarten and elementary school, the workload of the 1^st grade is 25 school-hours a week.

In addition to the subjects in the national core curriculum and the German language, other subjects in German are part of the programme from 2^nd to 9^th grade, which consists of 40 school-hours of lessons per week. From the 3rd year onwards, English is part of the curriculum.

Students are prepared to take official proficiency tests in both English and German. The opportunity to finish elementary school with proficiency in both languages and with official diplomas is a great advantage of Deutsche Schule Curitiba.