Michele Block Gan Yeladim Preschool & Kindergarten

At Michele Block Gan Yeladim Preschool, we strive to nurture and facilitate each child’s experiences and learning opportunities through play, exploration and creativity. We engage children in age appropriate activities and prepare them to succeed in school through physical, social, emotional, cognitive, language and moral development. Children achieve success, gain independence and self-confidence while individual ability, learning style and developmental pace is respected and valued. Here at our preschool, your child’s needs come first.

Using an inquiry-based approach, Michele Block Gan Yeladim encourages learning through exploration and discovery. Students have opportunities to ask questions and test theories. We nurture each child’s interests while using methodologies that foster learning with an emphasis on socialization and emotional development. Our JK and Kindergarten classrooms provide experiences in pre-reading, writing and math with a strong focus on problem solving to promote confidence, independence and perseverance.

The classroom is made up of seven learning areas: math, literacy/language, science, blocks, dramatic play, library and creative arts and writing. In this integrated curriculum, Michele Block Gan Yeladim JK and Kindergarten provides learning experiences in science, social studies, the arts, literacy, and math, with PE and swim. In our classrooms, knowledge building does not proceed in a linear way. Construction of knowledge is a group process where children produce their own theories.

Handwriting is highlighted by Learning without Tears, a research-based curriculum that teaches handwriting skills using developmentally appropriate practice and multisensory approaches, starting with print. Michele Block Gan Yeladim teachers observe and assess each child’s performance. Their development is tracked across these developmental creative curriculum learning objectives: physical development (gross and fine),  language/literacy, approaches to learning, social and emotional development and mathematics.

As part of the JCA and Michele Block Gan Yeladim’s ongoing efforts to promote parent involvement, we offer special Parent & Me classes aimed at helping new parents bond with their children and meet other young families. All Parent & Me classes are FREE and open to the community. Registration is required.

Thank you to all of the early childhood education teachers who attended our 13th annual Early Childhood Education Support Network kick-off symposium. A very special shout out to our Keynote Speaker Sandy Lanes for attending and speaking about the emergent Reggio Emila-inspired constructivist approach to learning.

We are excited to continue workshops throughout the year for ECE teachers as well as parents in our community. Please keep a lookout for communication from us on these future events.

We also want to thank our wonderful sponsors below who made this event and workshops free to our entire community.