Early Childhood Education
The Early Childhood Program includes a variety of programs, such as yoga and gross-motor classes. Children have Hebrew-immersion, learning Hebrew with an Israeli teacher. Enrichment classes for Nursery children provide a way of mixing students through other classes and focusing on other strengths. Some enrichment options are singing - Shir La La as well as the Tumble Bus.
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