Classes at Gan Montessori

2 Year Old Program

9:00AM - 11:45AM

3 days | Mon, Wed & Fri OR

5 days

Children need to be 2 years by 09/01/2024

1:4 teacher student ratio. Class is limited to 12 students. 

2 teachers and 1 assistant in the classroom.

Children will engage in multi-sensory activities, have daily opportunities for open play and gross motor activities, be exposed to classroom routines, enjoy singing and dancing, as well as a movement special! Snack is included, please advise of any allergies.

3.5 - 5 years

9:00AM - 11:55AM 5 days/wk.

Enrichment Program 12:00-2:00PM

1:6 teacher student ratio.

There are 4 certified Montessori teachers in the classroom.

The Montessori primary classroom has the coziness and warmth of a "living room" and the academic materials to build lifelong skills. Children choose their work from among self-correcting materials that are displayed on open shelves in specific work areas. Over a period of time, the children develop tremendous ability to focus with high concentration and with few interruptions.

Our Approach:

In our primary program, six distinct areas constitute our prepared environment:

1. Practical Life: This area enhances the development of task organization and cognitive order. Through care of self, care of the environment, exercises of grace and courtesy, and coordination of physical movement, each child grows at their own pace.

2. The Sensorial Area: This work area enables the child to order, classify, and describe sensory impressions in relation to length, width, temperature, mass, color, pitch, etc.

3. Judaics and Hebrew Language: Throughout the year, the students study the various Jewish holidays through play, art, song, cooking, and experience. Students learn the history of the Jewish holidays and the meanings of the traditions. Holiday celebrations take place within the context of a warm and supportive community. Children are taught the Hebrew letters of the Aleph Bet and associated Hebrew vocabulary.

4. Language Arts: This area includes oral language development, written expression, reading, the study of grammar, creative dramatics, and children's literature. Basic skills in writing and reading are developed through the use of sandpaper letters, movable alphabet, and various presentations. These all allow each child to link sounds and letter symbols effortlessly and to express their thoughts through writing.

5. Mathematics: This area makes use of manipulative materials to enable the child to internalize concepts of number, symbol, sequence, operations, and memorization of basic facts.

6. Cultural: Our activities expose the child to basics in geography, history, life sciences, music, art, and movement education.