Welcome to Kehilat Shalom Early Childhood Center
Kehilat Shalom Early Childhood Center is an early childhood educational facility for children ages two through four years old. The curriculum is planned for the age level of each group of children, with particular emphasis on the individual needs, interests and developmental stages of each child. The curriculum is designed to create an atmosphere where learning experiences will occur and where children take an active part in the learning process. Our classrooms are arranged to maximize children’s play, thinking, reasoning and problem-solving skills. The goals of the curriculum are:
- to provide for all areas of the child’s development: physical, cognitive, social, linguistic, emotional and spiritual through an integrated approach to learning that is real, concrete and relevant to each child.
- to provide for both age appropriate and individually appropriate activities based upon teacher observation of each child’s special interests and developmental progress.
- to provide an atmosphere that is warm, loving and accepting.
- to prepare the environment for each child to learn through play, active exploration and interactions with adults, other children and materials. Activities are built upon what the child already knows and to encourage emerging skills.
- to facilitate the development of a positive self image in each child.
- to provide many opportunities for each child to communicate and to develop individual abilities for self-expression.
- to foster independence in each child.
- to enhance in the development of each child’s understanding, knowledge and love of the culture, traditions, history, symbols and values of Judaism, while acknowledging and appreciating other cultures and practices.
- to provide a non-biased, non-stereotypic and multi-cultural approach to learning.
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For more information, please contact
Amy Snyder, Director of Early Childhood Education, at 301-869-1929.
9915 Apple Ridge Road Gaithersburg, Maryland 20886
Kehilat Shalom Early Childhood Center opened it’s doors as a Jewish preschool 30 years ago. Located in Gaithersburg, Maryland, we are just minutes from Germantown and Clarksburg in Montgomery County. Our preschool provides a high quality, safe, nurturing and developmentally appropriate environment. Our integrated secular and Judaic curriculum fosters a love of learning as well as a positive Jewish identity. Our preschool is approved by the State of Mayland and has earned it’s commendation by the Partnership for Jewish Life and Learning.
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