NO FOOD OR DRINK IS ALLOWED IN DONSKY GYM DURING SHABBAT. IN ADDITION, CELL PHONES MUST BE TURNED OFF. Shabbat An integral part of our children’s week occurs on Friday at 9:15 A.M. We welcome Shabbat each week in Donsky Gym with either our guest Rabbi, music teacher, Director of Jewish Life and Learning, or Early Childhood Director leading our students and families. This is a joyful, active worship service; we ask all parents and special friends to model appropriate behavior and dress. No food or drink is allowed in Donsky Gym. In addition, cell phones must be turned off. Classes alternate as Shabbat Leaders – a list will be given to the parents at the beginning of school. Parents, grandparents and special friends are encouraged to attend. The Levine Academy Parent Association provides challah to each class for Friday snack.
DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS Emotional/Social Goals
Each child will develop self-control and an awareness of their emotions and interactions with other people. Based on developmental ages and stages of young children, appropriate activities will enable each child to:
- Establish trust in themselves and others. - Recognize and identify their own emotions.
- Become aware of feelings for others. - Become an active member of the group. - Develop a higher degree of autonomy and independence and their own sense of power. Cognitive Goals Each child shall have opportunities to develop cognitive skills that refer to the child’s ability to store, process, comprehend and apply information about their environment. Based on developmental ages and stages of young children, appropriate activities will enable each child to develop: - Social knowledge – expanding the child’s world and their role in it. - Physical knowledge – a basic understanding of physical forces in the world. - Logical knowledge – extending the child’s concepts of reason and order. - Visual perception – the ability to obtain meaning from visual stimuli. - Auditory perception – the ability to select pertinent sounds out of the environment or to organize sensory data. - Language development – skills in listening and speaking which build a foundation for reading, writing and communicating. Spiritual Goals The early childhood environment serves as a community where children learn to trust themselves and others. Havdalah, Torah Service, Kabbalat Shabbat and holiday celebrations are joyful, shared experiences where children become familiar and comfortable with basic Hebrew vocabulary, Jewish rituals and concepts, mitzvot , Jewish values, G-d and tzedakah . Jewish life in the Levine Academy Early Childhood encompasses all aspects of hands-on learning. As the children interact with their peers and teachers, they grow to understand the value of belonging to a group, a family, a community and the Jewish People. Physical Goals Each child will develop an awareness of their body. Based on developmental ages and stages of young children, appropriate activities will enable each child to develop: - An awareness of body.
- Gross motor coordination skills through large muscle activities. - Fine motor coordination skills through small muscle activities. - Self-help skills.
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