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What a Beit Rabban educational experience looks like:

• A low student-teacher ratio and frequent opportunity for small group and independent exploration
• Attention to children's individual interests, learning styles, strengths, and needs
• A commitment to progressive pedagogical methods characterized by problem-based inquiry, where curiosity is nurtured and students are intellectually challenged
• Dedication to working in partnership with families
• Combination of both interdisciplinary and discipline-based curriculum models
• A Hebrew immersion program and serious study of classical Jewish texts to build fluency and a commitment and ability to engage in the Jewish tradition and community
• A supportive, non-competitive environment, with a strong focus on the social-emotional development of the children in their classroom and school communities
• Non-graded evaluation of student work with collaboration between teachers and individual students on setting expectations and evaluating achievements
• Ongoing involvement in community service projects to heighten children's awareness of the needs of others and of their responsibility toward others
• Art and music to foster children's confidence as creators and performers
• Physical education designed to build children's self-confidence, coordination, and health