Early Childhood Center

Our Values in action:

Farber’s Core Values drive the school curriculum, environment and culture.  Basic precepts such as respect for others (כבוד הבריות), kindness, being a constructive member of a community (אחריות), tzedakah and practicing mitzvot (עבודת ה) are integrated into daily routines and interactive play.  We emphasize the Torah as a blueprint for living an authentic Jewish life, which includes modeling and reinforcing Middot and mitzvot and cherishing Israel as our homeland (מדינת ישראל).  

At the preschool age, we integrate all of our learning together into a multi-disciplinary whole (תורה וחכמה). For example, when learning about the story of Noach and the Ark, we may also explore topics such as the animal kingdom (with a petting zoo), counting by 2’s, sinking and floating, rain, flooding, transportation, rainbows and Hebrew vocabulary. 

Field trips and visitors are ways we enhance our program.  We choose destinations and visitors that are relevant to our areas of study.  We participate in a weekly Shabbat Sing-Along and a song-and-movement program.  

What we do:

• Promote self-esteem and confidence
• Aim to increase independence in meeting and solving problems through cooperation and other pro-social behavior
• Form positive Jewish identity by exposing the children to Jewish culture and traditions through music and holiday celebrations.
• Provide opportunities for large and small motor development through classroom activities
• Promote language development 
• Develop fantasy play that facilitates imagination, ideas and creative thinking process
• Help the child separate from the family and learn to enjoy the classroom social group.  
• Have our social worker present lessons in the classrooms to encourage the expression of all feelings, such as fear, anger, and happiness, in acceptable ways to develop positive qualities such as the capacity for fun, humor and optimism.