OUR GOALS
Ohr Academy integrates Jewish and secular subjects throughout our day, creatively intertwining various topics and themes using our hands-on materials and Montessori-style methods. Subjects such as weekly Parsha, the calendar cycle, Holidays, Mitzvos, Hebrew, as well as Language Arts, Mathematics, Geography, Culture, Practical Life and Sensorial concepts. Children are able to freely move around the classroom and choose activities that are naturally aligned to their curiosities and interests. This promotes self-directed learning, active decision making and a long-term love and thirst for knowledge. Our teachers give 1 on 1 lessons to each child and actively engage children in the learning process ensuring that children reach their full potential.
Character development is a central focus of our daily curriculum. Middos such as Ahavas Yisroel, Derech Eretz, appreciation, empathy, joy are modeled and taught through a code of Grace and Courtesy to become respectful, responsible and contributing members of society.

Our multi-age classrooms create a “mini community”. Older children serve as role models in the classroom and are encouraged to help younger children, giving lessons or helping them with a task. Younger children focus intently on the older child as they give a lesson and connect to them on a deeper level. Children who are given the freedom to interact with children of different ages build a sense of themselves, a sense of community and supports social development. It also provide a foundation for them which will help them move through life with the belief that they can try new things, and not be afraid of stepping out of their comfort zone.

Some of the objectives of Ohr Academy are:

• To provide a setting in which your child will feel safe and happy by creating a loving School Family and home environment feel

• To use your child’s interests and experiences as the basis for learning and activities
• To help your child develop a life-long love for Jewish life, Jewish Learning, and Academic learning
• To provide opportunities for your child to learn academic skills through day-to-day activities and through interactive experiences with peers and adults
• To enable each Child to  learn how to communicate effectively and resolve conflicts without fighting, by developing empathy and concern for others.
• To encourage your child’s love for reading in Hebrew and English and foster the pre-reading or reading skills appropriate to his/her stage of development
• To provide opportunities to developing the building blocks for the study of science
• To develop skills in the study of mathematics
•  To Meet or exceed school readiness guidelines
• to encourage your child’s creativity and artistic expression
• to encourage your child to ask questions, which will be answered sincerely and honestly
• to encourage your child to work independently and with his or her peers
• To foster responsibility for choices, actions, materials, and the surrounding environment
• to help your child feel good about him/herself and recognize their unique skills and talents
• Plan and implement responsive and innovative curriculum
• Have caring and responsive Educators who want to nurture each child
• To have respectful communication between home and school to support each child
• To use feedback to improve