What is the length of the school day?
What is the tuition for a Beit Rabban education?
What are the transportation options to and from school?
How many children are in the school and in each class, and how many teachers in each class?
Can I speak with current Beit Rabban parent to hear about their experience of the school?
How can I get an information/application packet?
What is the length of the school day?
Children in the Gan at Beit Rabban attend school five days per week. The regular school day is immediately followed by an optional Enrichment Program which provides additional active learning engagement for those children who are developmentally ready for a longer and more intensive day.
Gan regular hours: 9:00 am to 12:30pm
Gan Enrichment Program: 12:30pm to 2:00pm (1:30 on Fridays)
Early drop off available at 8:30am
Children in the elementary school have varying hours depending on age as follows. Optional after-school activities are offered at additional charge by the Parents Association.
Garinim (Kindergarten/1st grade) and Shtillim (2/3rd):
8:30 am to 3:30 pm (1:30 on Fridays)
Nitzanim (4th/5th):
8:30 am to 4:30 pm (Mon, Tues, Wed)
8:30 am to 3:30 pm (Thurs)
8:30 am to 1:30 pm (Friday)
What is the tuition for a Beit Rabban education?
For the 2007-2008 school year, tuition costs are as follows:
Gan at Beit Rabban (12:30pm dismissal): $12,800
Gan with Enrichment Program (2:00pm dismissal): $13,950
Elementary school (K - 5): $19,950
Financial aid is available.
Tuition costs are subject to change on an annual basis.
What are the transportation options to and from school?
Three school buses run every day to and from Beit Rabban, from the following neighborhoods: The Upper West Side (Manhattan), the Lower East Side (Manhattan), Riverdale (Bronx).
Buses are available to children in the elementary school (K and up) only. Afternoon buses are available for all dismissal times. Parents of children in the Gan at Beit Rabban must arrange their own transportation to and from school. Please call us if you have questions or concerns about transportation.
How many children are in the school and in each class, and how many teachers in each class?
In the 2007-2008 school-year, The Gan at Beit Rabban will have three classes with 8-9 children in the two younger Gan classes, and 12-14 children in the older Gan class. Each of these three classes has two full-time teachers.
In the 2007-2008 school-year, the elementary school will have two Garinim (kindergarten/1st grade) classes with 15-18 children in each, two Shtillim (2/3rd grades) classes with 15-18 children in each, and one Nitzanim (4th/5th grades) class with 15 children. Each of these classes has two full time teachers, and the Garinim classes each have one Teaching Assistant as well.
We are dedicated to keeping a low teacher/student ratio and to having classes that are large enough to provide a variety of personalities and interests and diverse social possibilities for the children, while remaining small enough that all participants in the community, children and teachers alike, know each other well and are comfortable in their environment.
Can I speak with current Beit Rabban parent to hear about their experience of the school?
Yes! We are happy to connect you to a current parent from the Beit Rabban community. This is one of the best ways to learn about the liveliness of Beit Rabban learning and the school community.
We are located in the community building of Congregation Shearith Israel, The Spanish Portuguese Synagogue, at 8 West 70th Street, just off of Central Park West. Though we are not affiliated with the synagogue, we are grateful to be housed on their historic, beautiful site. Please click on "Contact Us" for a map.
How can I get an information/application packet?
Please call our office at 212.595.1386 or email our Director of Admissions, Molly Weingrod, at admissions@beitrabban.org specifying your child's name and age with exact birth-date, and your address and telephone number so that we can get in contact with you. We will be happy to send you an information/application packet.
8 West 70th Street