Going beyond the basics
We strive to go beyond the basics and have created an environment where our children can be exposed to a variety of enriching programs in addition to our everyday curriculum.
Our Enrichments
Each week, specialized educators will lead students in enriching, play-based activities that build upon the mission and classroom curricula of Micah Children’s Academy. These specialized weekly activities will take place 10 months out of the school year and are as follows:
Music: Cantor Goldberg will enrich our students' lives with his musical talents, allowing students to explore various instruments, musical games and songs in both Hebrew and English.
Judaic: As children learn the Jewish culture through their explorations daily, our Judaic leaders will strengthen their understanding through songs, stories, games, and rituals. The Hebrew language will be introduced in meaningful ways.
VIBES: Vibes stands for: Voice, Imagination, Body, Exercises and Storytelling. The goal of this enrichment is to strengthen students’ body awareness and abilities to self-regulate. Using songs and stories as our base, students will be led through engaging whole-body movements, vocalizations, and imaginative play. Much of what takes place lends to creative self-expression, mindfulness, and theatrics.
Nature: With Congregation Micah’s beautiful campus, the Academy has ample opportunities to engage with nature. Our gardens give real-life experiences to understand life cycles and how to care for our Earth. Children are not only exploring, cultivating, growing, and tending to all the nature our campus provides, they are using these opportunities to build foundational math and science knowledge through activities that engage their whole body, mind, and spirit.
TOT SHABBAT
Every Friday, our children attend a Shabbat (Sabbath) service led by our cantor at Micah and one of our Rabbis. At the service, children enjoy singing, dancing, learning Hebrew, and listening to a story that focuses on a Jewish holiday, custom, or tradition. It’s a time for children to enjoy welcoming in Shabbat as well as coming together as a community of friends and family.
Electives
We’re excited to offer expanded curriculum electives to further enrich your child’s experience at the Micah Children’s Academy. In partnership with Soccer Shots, children ages 2–5 learn soccer fundamentals while building teamwork and practicing gross-motor skills through fun, age-appropriate activities. We also partner with O’Neil Language Academy to introduce Spanish to infants through Pre-K using music, play, and games—supporting early language development and a love of learning. We look forward to adding more electives in the future to continue enhancing our program.
Soccer Shots: An engaging, age-appropriate program that introduces children to the fundamentals of soccer while fostering teamwork, respect, and confidence.
Spanish: Fun, interactive lessons with songs, games, role-play, culture, puppets, and sports make learning Spanish easy and exciting for little ones!
