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Registration for 2020-2021 is now open to all

Click here for the Information and Application Packet.

   Spots are filling up fast. We still have availability in our 2s classes and limited availability in our 4s classes. We have wait lists for our 3s classes.
   Application forms for new families must be submitted in person and will be processed in the order in which they were received.
   Questions, call or email Preschool Director Jen Halpern, 703-998-6072.

Our Philosophy

• a focus on the whole child, ensuring that all children are respected, supported, engaged, and challenged
• a developmentally appropriate approach to teaching
• an emphasis on Jewish values such as:

- b’tzelem Elohim (we are all created in the image of God)
- derech eretz (common decency and appropriate behavior, literally translated as ‘way of the world')
- kavod (respect for one another)
- tzedakah (helping others)

Program Highlights

• spacious, well-equipped play spaces, including our beautiful new outdoor playground, STEAM Lab, and Imagination Playground™
• bi-monthly music and movement classes
• introduction to conversational and liturgical Ivrit (Hebrew), including weekly classes
• family events, such as a Community Thanksgiving Feast and a Yom HaAtzma’ut (Israel’s Independence Day) Celebration
• small class sizes and an experienced, dedicated teaching staff
• flexibility for parents
• a warm and caring school community that welcomes families of all faith traditions and levels of Jewish observance
• children 2-5 years old (must be 2 by September 30)
• classes meet 2, 3, 4, or 5 days a week
• Boker Tov (optional early drop-off) from 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.
• Gan Chaverim (core morning program) from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Sha’at Mischak (optional afternoons) from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
• Erev Tov (optional late pick-up) from 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., M-Th (no Erev Tov on Fridays)
• September – June school year
• July – August summer camp

Click here for more information about the program.