Our Kindergarten-Grade 1 children are introduced to the Hebrew alphabet through games, crafts, songs, and stories – gaining comfort with the letters. From Grades Bet (2) through Daled (4), our students are introduced to the ALEPHchamp system. In this highly motivated learning environment, students are divided by skill into various color levels, with a designated reading teacher who oversees the progress of each student. When a student feels ready to move onto the next level, they simply arrange to be tested. In this way the Aleph Champ program empowers the individual, stressing self-motivation and personal goals while encouraging group work. At ceremonies, held both in the middle and at the culmination of the year, family and friends are invited to a celebration of each student’s accomplishments. Once the student has graduated from the Aleph Champ program, they begin working on their Hebrew Writing Skills and Hebrew Vocabulary – Ivrit conversational lessons.

 THE HEBREW ALPHABET PROGRAM THAT ENGAGES TODAY’S STUDENTS. There is nothing quite like watching a child bond with the Hebrew letters as they are brought to life. “Adventure with Alef” will bring an excitement and love of the Hebrew Alphabet – Aleph Bet letters to your classroom and students homes. Within the beautiful illustrations are smart and relevant mnemonics that allows students to easily learn the Hebrew Alphabet and recall the Aleph Bet letters forever.

Torahpedia: This course comprises 22 bite-size lessons. TORAHpedia is a cleverly constructed curriculum, focusing on one mitzvah for each letter of the aleph-bet. Using a bright and engaging activity book, the students have fun as they learn 22 fundamental Jewish lessons. TORAHpedia’s activity book places special emphasis on Mitzvot Are For Action! TORAHpedia brings real-life relevance to key Jewish concepts, demonstrating how Torahs lessons are applicable to the students’ actual lives.

 Mitzvot give us the opportunity to anchor lofty concepts in daily life. By performing good deeds, we implement our knowledge in a real and meaningful way. Connecting learning with doing enables us to make the world a better and brighter place. We focus on a number of special Mitzvoth throughout the year; like Shabbat, Tzedakah, Kosher and what we can do to strengthen our connection to the Land of Israel.

In the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Discovery course, students will not learn about theoretical, elusive concepts—they will learn about themselves. The Jewish Discovery course explores the founding stories of the Jewish people to illuminate the stories of our own lives. The course addresses basic questions of Jewish identity and Jewish life, such as: Who am I? What does it mean that I am Jewish? Why do I sometimes struggle with doing the right thing? We hope this course inspires and leads to continued and greater Jewish engagement after Bar/Bat Mitzvah.