Children learn best through play and experimentation. We offer theseВ learning experiences within a warm, accepting, and nurturingВ environment. Our classrooms are set up in colorful inviting centersВ where children choose their area of interest including art, manipulativeВ toys, puzzles, dramatic play, blocks, transportation, animals, musicalВ instruments, and books. We recognize and respect each child’s uniqueВ qualities and strive to foster their growth and development in allВ aspects: cognitive, physical, social, and emotional. Through richВ and welcoming surroundings, complemented with consistent routinesВ and exploratory play opportunities, we inspire children to grow at theirВ own pace, realizing their full potential.
First Friends
(14-22 months)
For Toddlers and Their Parent or Caregiver
Not running this year due to Covid-19
First Friends is an early development parent-and-me program. We meetВ Tuesdays from 10:00-11:15am, October through January and then again from January through May.
2’s Program
Warm and Nurturing
Our programs for 2’s is a supportive environment for that criticalВ first school year. We help children and their parents becomeВ comfortable with separation while creating a stepping-stone towards a positive school experience. Our school year begins with a home visitВ from your child’s teachers. This brief introduction in the security of yourВ child’s own home helps cultivate a sense of connection that will in turn facilitate a successful classroom separation. Important goals in the two’sВ include independence, socialization, expressive and receptiveВ communication, and fine/gross motor skill development. All opportunitiesВ offer a variety of sensory integration experiences and creative activities.В Through our developmentally appropriate exploration of Shabbat and theВ Jewish holidays, we plant the seeds of Jewish customs, traditions andВ values, rounding out our curriculum and year.
Our 2’s school day runs from 9:00-12:00pm,В September through June.
3-Day 2’s: Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
4-Day 2’s: Tuesday-Friday
5-Day 2’s: Monday-Friday
Not running this year due to Covid-19
For children turning 2 from January-July
Meets Monday’s and Tuesday’s 9:15-11:15 from January-June
3’s Program
An Environment for Learning and Play
Our 3’s classesВ provide multiple opportunities for learning and growth in the areas of cognitive,В physical, social, and emotional development. Consistent daily routines and weeklyВ “special” programs help the children develop a sense of safety, while creating the pathВ to learning. Jewish holidays and traditions are celebrated and woven throughout theВ curriculum that stresses social, emotional, and cognitive growth. As the yearВ progresses, we teach the children about the world around them, introducingВ environmental awareness, cultural diversity, and culminating with a TzedakahВ project. Our Torah Alive! program offers our 3’s a first introduction to the TorahВ and our glorious history through story, puppetry, and dramatic play. We conclude the school year with our “All About Me” unit. This unit encourages social skills and selfВ awareness, and touches on family, friends, personal preferences, feelings, manners,В health, and nutrition. Incorporated into each day is a gross motor experience in one ofВ our state of the art outdoor spaces, or in our extensive and well-equipped indoor playВ area. Shabbat is a special event, with our families rotating as our Shabbat guests, andВ classes taking turns as school-wide challah bakers. We celebrate Shabbat as a wholeВ community in prayer and song in the sanctuary, led by our rabbis and cantor. TheВ celebration continues in the classroom, where we share the closing of a stimulatingВ and satisfying week filled with knowledge and friendship.
Our 3’s school day runs from 9:00-12:00pm September through June.
Half day 3’s meet Monday-Friday mornings from 9:00-12:00pm
From September through December 2021
Mondays and WednesdayВ 9:00-2:00; Tuesday, Thursday and Friday untilВ 12:00
From January through June 2022
Monday through Thursday 9:00-2:00, Friday 9:00-12:00
4’s Half & Extended-Day Programs
Providing Enriching Curriculum For Preschoolers
Half day 4’s meet Monday-Friday mornings from 9:00-12:15pm
Extended Day 4’s meet Monday-Thursday
9:00-2:30pm, and Thursday and Friday until 12:15pm.
A Step-Ahead! Pre-K
Kindergarten Readiness Program
Designed especially for children turning 5 in the Fall.В A Step Ahead!В is expertly designed to bridge the gap for some students to haveВ another year before Kindergarten. Our Pre-K program includes activeВ exploration and teacher-initiated activities including literacy,В handwriting, math, science, art, games, songs, and morning meeting.В It provides both large and small group opportunities tailored to meetВ the collective needs of both the individual learner and the community.В The children in this program will benefit from Kindergarten styleВ enrichment activities plus Garden, Library, Music, Israeli Dance,В Drama, Yoga, Teva (Nature), and Soccer.
A Step Ahead! meets Monday-Thursday fromВ 9:00-2:30pm and Fridays from 9:00-12:00pm,В September through June.