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preschool
Program teaches parents to raise curious kids – Israeli style
Idis Arugeta used to come home from a long day of work and stick her toddler in front of the TV.
Burbank shul stunned by rejection of preschool permit, plans appeal
With a new rabbi and a growing waiting list for its preschool, Burbank Temple Emanu El has been preparing in recent months for long-awaited growth by seeking the city’s permission to expand its preschool and Hebrew school.
Providing books to Jaffa preschoolers makes Israel stronger
The children at the Arabic-speaking Ofek preschool in Jaffa spent a lot of time this past year thinking about a mouse named Samsoum, the character in a picture book all the kids have read at home with help from their parents.
Pacific Palisades Chabad preschool denied lease extension
An eight-to-one vote by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Board — along with a unanimous vote by the Conservancy Advisory Board — last night soundly defeated Chabad of Pacific Palisades\’ appeal to temporarily extend the lease for its preschool site at Temescal Gateway Park from September 2008 through January 2009
Preschool education gets a new Italian accent
Teachers and administrators from Jewish preschools in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Israel traveled to Italy to learn about the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education
Preschool Teaching Methods Stir Debate
Once upon a time, children didn\’t step into a classroom until kindergarten. There, 5-year-olds got their first real introduction to ABCs and 123s, colors and shapes and how to share and take turns.
Smaller Classes for Smaller Kids
\”I want to create a place of wonder,\” said Lindy Lane-Epstein, who spent the summer attempting to animate her vision for a scaled-down preschool and kindergarten for members of Santa Ana\’s Temple Beth Sholom.
Spinning a Jewish Web
Sylvia Rouss, who teaches at Stephen S. Wise Temple, is the author of the popular \”Sammy Spider\” series, which are widely used in Jewish schools around the country.
Jewish ‘Life’ Comes to Simi
Having staved off the imminent demise of the area\’s only Jewish preschool, Simi Valley\’s Congregation B\’nai Emet (CBE) is poised to do far more — trade land donated to CBE to meet the needs and ensure the future of the area\’s entire Jewish community.