Early Childhood
Young children learn through their senses. They need to see, hear, touch, taste and smell in order to have the richest learning experience. In our program, children are given the freedom to explore, to learn and to grow in a loving, nurturing environment. Activities, learning environments, manipulatives, materials, daily schedules and interaction with the children are carefully orchestrated to accomplish the goals of our curriculum and give children a successful start in school. Play is the vehicle through which we are able to achieve the key goals of our early childhood curriculum. |
At Ben Porat Yosef, our early childhood curriculum rests on a firm foundation of research, reflecting new and innovative ways of teaching consistent with our philosophy that young children learn best by doing. Through active involvement with their environment, children develop new understandings and make sense of the world around them. Our curriculum revolves around the lifecycle of the Jewish year, highlighted by extensive exploration and celebration of Shabbat and chagim. Small class size and favorable teacher/child ratios enable the staff to cater to individual social, emotional, physical and cognitive needs, thereby ensuring the success of each child. 
One of the hallmarks of Ben Porat Yosef is our unparalleled preschool Hebrew Immersion Program in which children are exposed to math, science, art, literacy, music, social studies and Judaic activities through Hebrew language. Hebrew music plays in the background as our children work and play. Hebrew words fill our walls. Hebrew books sit alongside English books in our classroom libraries. A full-time native Hebrew speaker, infusing spoken Hebrew throughout the day in meaningful ways, staffs each class. Our children do not only learn the Hebrew Language, they learn how to learn in Hebrew.