CURRICULUM & METHODOLOGY

​GAN (EARLY CHILDHOOD) EDUCATION 

• Reggio Emilia is an educational philosophy that puts children at the center of their learning through a constructivist approach and guides our education in preschool.

HEALTHY LIVING & SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING​

• Positive Discipline is a character education and classroom management methodology that trains educators to be firm and kind in teaching their students to make intentional choices with respect to their behavior, their relationships, and their community. We use Positive Discipline methodology and curriculum in all grades.

• Responsive Classroom is a student-centered, social and emotional learning approach to teaching and discipline. It consists of a set of research- and evidence-based practices designed to create safe, joyful, and engaging classrooms and school communities for both students and teachers. We use Responsive Classroom tools in all grades to complement Positive Discipline.

• Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship & Safety 

• Rights, Respect, Responsibility Health Curriculum 

• MindUp Mental Health Curriculum (Chativah)

HEBREW

• The Proficiency Model of Language Acquisition guides our Modern Hebrew instruction in all grades. Students develop functional abilities in the four core areas of language: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Curricula and instruction are aligned with the Hebrew Proficiency Guidelines, which are based on the guidelines published by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.

• Chalav u’Devash (Gan & Garinim/K)

• Chaverim B’Ivrit (Kevutzot)

• Bishvil HaIvrit (Chativah)

JUDAIC STUDIES

• The Standards for Fluency in Jewish Text and Practice (All Grades)

• Pedagogy of Partnership (PoP), an approach to chevruta/partner learning that cultivates sharp critical thinking and deep social-emotional capacities, is used in our elementary and middle school classes (both Jewish and General Studies) to help students develop the language, beliefs, and skills they need for strong chevruta/partner work.

LANGUAGE ARTS

• Structured Reading/Science of Reading emphasizes the explicit and systematic teaching of all aspects of literacy instruction: language skills, decoding, reading comprehension, spelling, vocabulary, and the explicit teaching of the rules of language. Teachers also model a love of the written word and our strong oral tradition, nurturing literacy-rich classroom environments with ample opportunities for students to experience the joy and pleasure of reading and writing across genres.

• Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) is an evidence-based methodology to teach writing with an emphasis on executive functioning in all Kevutzot and Chativah classes.

• EBLI: Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction

MATH

• Math in Focus 2020 Singapore Math (Kevutzot)

• Carnegie Learning Middle School Math Solution (Chativah)

SCIENCE

• FOSS: Full Option Science System (Kevutzot and Chativah)

• Amplify Science: A Phenomena-Based Science Curriculum (Chativah)

SOCIAL STUDIES

• Facing History & Ourselves (Chativah)

• Pollyanna Racial Literacy (All Grades)